gobbledygook
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
First attested in a memo by US Representative (Texas) Maury Maverick dated March 30, 1944, banning "gobbledygook language". Apparently coined in imitation of the sounds made by a turkey.
Mr. Maury Maverick was, incidentally, the grandson of lawyer and politician Samuel Maverick, whose behaviour regarding his cattle inspired the term maverick ("offbeat").
Pronunciation
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Noun
gobbledygook (usually uncountable, plural gobbledygooks)
- (informal) Nonsense; meaningless or encrypted language.
- (informal) Something written in an overly complex, incoherent, or incomprehensible manner.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:nonsense
Translations
Nonsense; meaningless or encrypted language.
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Something written or said in an overly complex, incoherent, or incomprehensible manner.
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