gobbledygook

noun

gob·​ble·​dy·​gook ˈgä-bəl-dē-ˌgu̇k How to pronounce gobbledygook (audio)
-ˌgük
variants or less commonly gobbledegook
: wordy and generally unintelligible jargon

Examples of gobbledygook in a Sentence

The report is just a bunch of gobbledygook. cut through the gobbledygook and just tell me what the final cost of the car would be
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Apologies to the Lois Lane stans out there, but Adams is mostly on hand in these movies to deliver stern gobbledygook (something about isotopes?) and stare at Henry Cavill’s cheekbones. Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024 So, of course, their stony-eyed dedication to taking this inspirational gobbledygook seriously has gone viral. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024 Roberts’s majority opinion is pure gobbledygook The Bruen decision placed an enormously high burden on any government lawyer trying to convince a court that any gun law is constitutional. Ian Millhiser, Vox, 21 June 2024 Others claimed the leaks were just artificial intelligence gobbledygook. Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gobbledygook 

Word History

Etymology

irregular from gobble, noun

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gobbledygook was in 1944

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“Gobbledygook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gobbledygook. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

gobbledygook

noun
gob·​ble·​dy·​gook
variants also gobbledegook
: wordy and generally meaningless jargon
Etymology

a playful expansion of gobble (noun) "a noise like that of a turkey"

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