bafflegab

noun

ˈba-fəl-ˌgab How to pronounce bafflegab (audio)
Definition of bafflegabnext
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
  1. gobbledygook
  2. rhetoric
  3. gibberish
  4. double-talk
  5. rigmarole
  6. hype
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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
Definition of gobbledygook
Noun
  • The rhetoric on social media following that – that murder is extraordinarily alarming.
    CBS News, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The steep slide that month came as Fed rhetoric was perceived as too hawkish for comfort, coinciding with concerns over tariff impacts.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of rhetoric
Noun
  • Biden made the semi-finals this week with his gibberish at a White House health-care conference.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2024
  • In addition to all that work, Coffin voices the demented gibberish spewed by the Minions, the bright yellow creatures who work alongside Gru. Renaud, who co-helmed the fourth installment with Patrick Delage, says that the French influence was also there from the start.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 July 2024
Definition of gibberish
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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
  • 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
Definition of double-talk
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  • Is there a company that prides itself on an absence of rigmarole?
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 22 July 2024
  • 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
Definition of rigmarole
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  • Much has been debated about the value of AI— from AI fad to AI hype and more recently, mounting concerns about AI ethics.
    Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Projects that are truly bound to succeed will have been conceived with a genuine conviction about a new way to solve a real problem, not in a rush to follow the hype.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of hype
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