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gobbledegook

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gob·ble·dy·gook also gob·ble·de·gook  (gbl-d-gk)
n.
Unclear, wordy jargon.
[Imitative of the gobbling of a turkey.]
gobbledegook, gobbledygook [ˈgɒbəldɪˌguːk]
n
pretentious or unintelligible jargon, such as that used by officials
[whimsical formation from gobble2]
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gobbledegook
noun nonsense, jargon, babble, cant, twaddle, gibberish, mumbo jumbo, jabber, gabble, rigmarole, double talk, Greek (informal), officialese When he asked questions, all he got back was bureaucratic gobbledegook.
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gobbledegook gobbledygook [ˈgɒbldɪguːk] N → jerigonza f, galimatías m inv
gobbledegook, gobbledygook
n (inf) → Kauderwelsch nt


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