Amphigory (noun)
am-fi-gor-ee
A meaningless or nonsensical piece of writing
First recorded in 1800–10. From the French amphigouri; combines amphi-, a prefix meaning “two, both sides,” + gouri, possibly from the Greek gûros, meaning “circle,” or agoría, meaning “speech.”
Example sentences
“My essay devolved into an amphigory as I ran out of ideas.”
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