galimatias
galimatias
Definition
gali·ma·tias (gal′i mā′s̸hē əs, -mat′ē əs)
noun
meaningless talk; gibberish
Etymology: < ModL gallimathia < Fr, prob. < L gallus, lit., a cock, 16th-c. student slang for a candidate engaged in doctoral disputations + Gr -mathia, learning < mathēma: see mathematical
