gobbledygook

gob·ble·dy·gook

noun \ˈgä-bəl-dē-ˌgu̇k, -ˌgük\

Definition of GOBBLEDYGOOK

: wordy and generally unintelligible jargon

Variants of GOBBLEDYGOOK

gob·ble·dy·gook also gob·ble·de·gook \ˈgä-bəl-dē-ˌgu̇k, -ˌgük\

Examples of GOBBLEDYGOOK

1. The report is just a bunch of gobbledygook.
2. <cut through the gobbledygook and just tell me what the final cost of the car would be>

Origin of GOBBLEDYGOOK

irregular from gobble, noun

First Known Use: 1944

Related to GOBBLEDYGOOK

Synonyms: bafflegab, double-talk, gibberish (also gobbledegook), rigmarole (also rigamarole), song and dance

Related Words: bureaucratese, computerese, educationese, governmentese, legalese, Pentagonese, psychobabble, technobabble; bombast, fustian, gas, grandiloquence, hot air, hype, oratory, rhetoric, wind

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Rhymes with GOBBLEDYGOOK

audiobook, coloring book, commonplace book, one for the book, on one's own hook, ring off the hook, telephone book