as in gobbledegook
language marked by abstractions, jargon, euphemisms, and circumlocutions
I kept asking the telemarketer what the final cost of the "special offer" was, and all I got was more bafflegab about deferred payments, option to cancel at any point, etc.
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bafflegab
Noun
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As always, Yellowjackets is full of mind-bending detours, supernatural gobbledygook, and foliage-laden costumes.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2025 -
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
Noun
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This could be reflected in Putin's rhetoric moving forward.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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The portfolio is better positioned to handle volatility if rhetoric escalates from here.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Fried memes and hysterical gibberish suffocate the internet nowadays.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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This is compounded by the fact that at the center of the black hole lies a singularity, at which point all our laws of physics break down, making gibberish of even our most nuanced and profound achievements in physics.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
30 Dec. 2024
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Driving the news: The statement was published only in English on the Facebook page of the Israeli Prime Minister's Office — potentially another case of double-talk by Netanyahu.—
Barak Ravid,
Axios,
27 Sep. 2024
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The GOP Senate candidate in Arizona, whose brand is a combative, never-back-down MAGA politics, has adopted a position on the issue that is nearly indistinguishable from that of double-talking Democrats.—
Rich Lowry,
National Review,
14 Apr. 2024
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Is there a company that prides itself on an absence of rigmarole?—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
22 July 2024
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Last season’s nail-biting seven-game battle was famously known as the I-80 series because both teams opted for the approximately 90-minute (depending on traffic) bus ride rather than the rigmarole of a short flight.—
Joe Rubin,
Sacramento Bee,
16 Apr. 2024
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There has been a lot of hype around the Tar Heels program following the hiring of Belichick.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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The two-year rally in Big Tech, propelled by artificial intelligence hype, could be hitting a ceiling as firms pivot from raw compute power to efficiency.—
Dan Irvine,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Bafflegab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bafflegab. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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