Gobbledygook
/ˈɡɒb(ə)ldɪˌɡuːk/ noun, slang
noun, slang ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Nonsense; meaningless or encrypted language. informal, uncountable, usually
- 2 incomprehensible or pompous jargon of specialists wordnet
- 3 Something written in an overly complex, incoherent, or incomprehensible manner. informal, uncountable, usually
Example
More examples"I don't understand this gobbledygook."
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.