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gobbledygook

/ˈɡɒbəldɪˌɡuːk/

gobbledygook noun: nonsense; meaningless or encrypted language.

Noun

gobbledygook (usually uncountable, plural gobbledygooks)

  1. (informal, usually) Nonsense; meaningless or encrypted language.
  2. (informal, usually) Something written in an overly complex, incoherent, or incomprehensible manner.

gobbledygook meaning in Bengali and Indonesian

gobbledygook in Bengali

অতি জটিল, অস্পষ্ট, অর্থহীন সরকারি ভাষা

gobbledygook in Indonesian

nonsense; meaningless or encrypted language
bahasa planet
something written or said in an overly complex, incoherent, or incomprehensible manner
bahasa dewa

Forms of gobbledygook

pluralgobbledygooks
alternative formgobbledegook
alternative formgobblygook
alternative formgarbley gook
alternative formgobbly-gook

Origin of gobbledygook

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.

Words formed from gobbledygook

Questions about gobbledygook

What does gobbledygook mean?
Gobbledygook means nonsense; meaningless or encrypted language.
What is gobbledygook in Bengali?
Gobbledygook in Bengali is অতি জটিল, অস্পষ্ট, অর্থহীন সরকারি ভাষা. See Gobbledygook meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is gobbledygook?
Gobbledygook is a noun.
How do you pronounce gobbledygook?
Gobbledygook is pronounced /ˈɡɒbəldɪˌɡuːk/.
What is the plural of gobbledygook?
The plural of gobbledygook is gobbledygooks.

Words near gobbledygook in the dictionary

  1. gobbledegoo
  2. gobbledegook
  3. gobbledegooker
  4. gobbledegookers
  5. gobbledegooks
  6. gobbledygook
  7. gobbledygooker
  8. gobbledygookers
  9. gobbledygooks
  10. gobblefunk
  11. gobbler

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gobbledygook (page history and authors); gobbledygook (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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