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noun
language characterized by circumlocution and jargon, usually hard to understand: the gobbledegook of government reports.
Also, gob·ble·dy·gook.
Synonyms
gibberish, doubletalk, bosh, mumbo jumbo.
gibberish, doubletalk, bosh, mumbo jumbo.
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Gobbledygook
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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Word Origin & History
gobbledygook
1944, Amer.Eng., first used by U.S. Rep. Maury Maverick, D.-Texas, (1895-1954), a grandson of the original maverick (q.v.) and chairman of U.S. Smaller War Plants Corporation during World War II. First used in a memo dated March 30, 1944, banning "gobbledygook language" and mock-threateaning, "anyone
EXPANDusing the words activation or implementation will be shot." Maverick said he made up the word in imitation of turkey noise.
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Slang Dictionary
gobbledygook definition[ˈgɑblædigʊk]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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