Battology (noun)
bat-ol-u-jee
Needless repetition in speaking or writing,
c.1600, from Greek battologia “a speaking stammeringly,” from battos “stammerer,” of imitative origin, + -logia (see -logy).
Example sentences
“I’m sure he has plenty to say but it’s a constant loop of battology with him.”

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