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gobbledygook definition

☆ gobble·dy·gook (gäb′əl dē go̵ok′, -də-; -go̵̅o̅k′)

noun

Slang talk or writing that is wordy, pompous, etc. and largely incomprehensible or meaningless
also gobbledegook gob′ble·de·gook′

Etymology: first used in current sense by Maury Maverick (1895-1954), U.S. Representative: ? echoic of turkey cries

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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