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gobblygook

gobblygook is the alternative form of gobbledygook.

Meaning of gobbledygook

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.

Forms of gobblygook

pluralgobblygooks

Questions about gobblygook

What is gobblygook the alternative form of?
Gobblygook is the alternative form of gobbledygook.

Words near gobblygook in the dictionary

  1. gobbling down
  2. gobbling up
  3. gobblings
  4. gobbly
  5. gobbly-gook
  6. gobblygook
  7. gobblygooks
  8. gobbo
  9. gobboes
  10. gobbos
  11. gobby

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