word salad
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word salad
- /ˈwɜː(ɹ)d ˈsæləd/
Where it comes from
From word + salad, based on the notion that salads offer varied bulk, yet do not substantially provide sustained nutrition.
noun word salads · word-salad
- A nonsensical assemblage of words, typical of schizophrenia, Wernicke's aphasia, and some other mental disorders. All of his other verbal offerings were continuous word-salad—a mixture of made-up sounds, syllables, words, and incomplete phrases.
- Meaningless text generated by a computer. Results will be shown for recognition, prediction, and separation of regular input from word salad (random sequences of words).
- An intentionally nonsensical and voluminous statement. Chris Wallace asked @GovAbbott why he didn't complain about migrant abuse when Trump was President and he launched into word salad, with no real answer.
Opposite: wordsmithing
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Opposite: wordsmithing
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noun a nonsensical assemblage of words, typical of schizophrenia
| Português | salada de palavras |
|---|---|
| Français | salade de mots |
| Русский | слове́сная окро́шка slovésnaja okróška, слове́сный сала́т slovésnyj salát |
Talk about this word "word salad." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/word%20salad. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. word salad. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/word%20salad "word salad." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/word%20salad.Cite this
@misc{word_salad_2026,
title = {word salad},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/word%20salad},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
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