gobbledygook

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gobbledygook

/ˈɡɒbəldɪˌɡuːk/
/ˈɡɑːbəldɪˌɡuːk/
/-di-/
/-ɡʊk/

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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.

noun gobbledygooks · gobbledegook · gobblygook · garbley gook · gobbly-gook

informal, uncountable, usually Nonsense; meaningless or encrypted language.
informal, uncountable, usually Something written in an overly complex, incoherent, or incomprehensible manner.

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noun nonsense; meaningless or encrypted language

日本語	珍紛漢紛 chinpunkanpun
中文	天書 /天书 tiānshū
Português	algaravia
Français	charabia, gloubi-boulga
Deutsch	Geschwafel, Kauderwelsch, Gibberisch, Gromolo
Italiano	fesserie, sciocchezze, supercazzola, idiozie, fuffa, latinorum
Русский	галиматья́ galimatʹjá

noun something written or said in an overly complex, incoherent, or incomprehensible manner

Français	galimatias
Deutsch	Fachchinesisch, geschwollenes Zeug, aufgeblasenes Gesülze
Italiano	burocratese

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@misc{gobbledygook_2026,
  title = {gobbledygook},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gobbledygook},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}