gobbledygook
Nonsense; meaningless or encrypted languageNonsense; meaningless or encrypted language.
» Tom said it was all gobbledygook to him.
Том сказав, що для нього це звучить як повна нісенітниця.
Meaning
2 senses(informal, uncountable, usually)Nonsense; meaningless or encrypted language.
Geschwafel, Kauderwelsch, Gibberisch
галиматья́galimatʹjá
(informal, uncountable, usually)Something written in an overly complex, incoherent, or incomprehensible manner.
Fachchinesisch, geschwollenes Zeug, aufgeblasenes Gesülze
- incomprehensible or pompous jargon of specialists
Examples
4 sentencesTom said it was all gobbledygook to him.
Том сказав, що для нього це звучить як повна нісенітниця. — deniko
I don't understand this gobbledygook.
Я не розумію цю нісенітницю. — deniko
ruЯ не понимаю эту тарабарщину. — marafon
deIch verstehe dieses Fachchinesisch nicht. — al_ex_an_der
It's all gobbledygook to me.
Для мене це суцільна тарабарщина. — deniko
We at Focus always strive for clear, concise writing that avoids gobbledygook and jargon.
Translations
6 languagesOrigin
First attested in a memo by US Representative (Texas) Maury Maverick dated March 30, 1944,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.
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Forms
plural: gobbledygooksWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable