gobbledygook

noun

gob·​ble·​dy·​gook ˈgä-bəl-dē-ˌgu̇k How to pronounce gobbledygook (audio)
-ˌgük
variants or less commonly gobbledegook
: wordy and generally unintelligible jargon

Examples of gobbledygook in a Sentence

The report is just a bunch of gobbledygook. cut through the gobbledygook and just tell me what the final cost of the car would be
Recent Examples on the Web The two exchange words in unintelligible gobbledygook, like Sims speaking their native language, Simlish. Emily Latimer, Longreads, 25 Jan. 2024 David [Brown], who played Todd with the chair pants and all of that, just his level of conviction and commitment to that character and being able to spout off all of this gobbledygook nonsense about his inventions — none of that was written. James Marsden Published, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2023 That’s corporate gobbledygook that tries to appease all sides and achieves nothing. Richard Torrenzano, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2023 When research papers are published, the detail often comes across as gobbledygook to A.I. professionals and computer scientists. Subutai Ahmad, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2023 Inflated and abstract writing such as that 1942 blackout order is called gobbledygook. Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2023 Caple and his team understand that, beneath the mythical gobbledygook, these movies are about sensations and nostalgia. Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2023 Teaching the latest progressive gobbledygook instead of basic math skills will inevitably have the effect of locking children into poverty, habituating them to dysfunction, and diminishing their capacities as free citizens. The Editors, National Review, 19 Apr. 2023 For the Senate, the simple act of voting on military nominees—outside of all the rest of the Senate’s obsolete and time-consuming parliamentarian gobbledygook—would take months. Craig Hooper, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

irregular from gobble, noun

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gobbledygook was in 1944

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“Gobbledygook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gobbledygook. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

gobbledygook

noun
gob·​ble·​dy·​gook
variants also gobbledegook
: wordy and generally meaningless jargon
Etymology

a playful expansion of gobble (noun) "a noise like that of a turkey"

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