gobbledygook

(gäb′əl dē go̵ok′, -də-; -go̵̅o̅k′)

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noun

Slang talk or writing that is wordy, pompous, etc. and largely incomprehensible or meaningless

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

See gobbledygook in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also gob·ble·de·gook

noun

Unclear, wordy jargon.

Origin:

Origin: Imitative of the gobbling of a turkey

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