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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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 The two exchange words in unintelligible gobbledygook, like Sims speaking their native language, Simlish. Emily Latimer, Longreads, 25 Jan. 2024 David [Brown], who played Todd with the chair pants and all of that, just his level of conviction and commitment to that character and being able to spout off all of this gobbledygook nonsense about his inventions — none of that was written. James Marsden Published, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2023 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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Cite this Entry

“Gobbledygook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gobbledygook. Accessed 6 Nov. 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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