rocket science

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rocket science

noun

  1. uncountable The science or study of rockets and their design.
  2. excessive, idiomatic, uncountable, in the negative Anything overly complex, detailed, or confusing. It's not rocket science. Just screw in the bulb and flip the switch.

    Similar: brain surgery, rocket surgery

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noun idiomatic: anything overly complex

Españolfísica cuántica, requerir/tener poca ciencia, no requerir/tener mucha ciencia
中文高深的事 gāoshēn de shì
Portuguêsbicho de sete cabeças
DeutschRaketenwissenschaft, Hexenwerk

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@misc{rocket_science_2026,
  title = {rocket science},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rocket%20science},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}