Word salad

//ˈwɜː(ɹ)d ˈsæləd// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A nonsensical assemblage of words, typical of schizophrenia, Wernicke's aphasia, and some other mental disorders. uncountable, usually

    "All of his other verbal offerings were continuous word-salad—a mixture of made-up sounds, syllables, words, and incomplete phrases."

  2. 2
    jumble of incoherent speech as sometimes heard in schizophrenia wordnet
  3. 3
    Meaningless text generated by a computer. uncountable, usually

    "Results will be shown for recognition, prediction, and separation of regular input from word salad (random sequences of words)."

  4. 4
    An intentionally nonsensical and voluminous statement. uncountable, usually

    "Chris Wallace asked @GovAbbott why he didn't complain about migrant abuse when Trump was President and he launched into word salad, with no real answer."

Etymology

From word + salad, based on the notion that salads offer varied bulk, yet do not substantially provide sustained nutrition.

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