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gobbledegook

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gob⋅ble⋅de⋅gook

[gob-uhl-dee-gook]
–noun
language characterized by circumlocution and jargon, usually hard to understand: the gobbledegook of government reports.
Also, gob⋅ble⋅dy⋅gook.


Origin:
1940–45; fanciful formation from gobble 2


gibberish, doubletalk, bosh, mumbo jumbo.
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gob·ble·dy·gook also gob·ble·de·gook   (gŏb'əl-dē-gŏŏk')   
n.  Unclear, wordy jargon.

[Imitative of the gobbling of a turkey.]
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