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gobbledygook

noun

  1. nonsensical language
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɡɒb(ə)ldɪˌɡuːk/ / /ˈɡɑːb(ə)ldɪˌɡuːk/

noun

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.

  1. Nonsense; meaningless or encrypted language.
  2. Something written in an overly complex, incoherent, or incomprehensible manner.
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