negamuhia comments on Open Thread, February 1-14, 2013 - Less Wrong
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I'm not sure about "day-to-day life", but this application of general abstract nonsense certainly did make my day better when I read it: link
So, in mathematics general abstract nonsense has a more specific meaning than this. It specifically refers to certain kinds of arguments in category theory.
That is quite amusing. Of course mathematicians have defined "general abstract nonsense" to mean something specific. :P