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Gobbledygook

//ˈɡɒb(ə)ldɪˌɡuːk// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    Nonsense; meaningless or encrypted language. informal, uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    incomprehensible or pompous jargon of specialists wordnet
  3. 3
    Something written in an overly complex, incoherent, or incomprehensible manner. informal, uncountable, usually

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.

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