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Word of the Day – Gobbledygook

By December 26, 2020Word of the Day

Gobbledygook (noun)

gob-l-dee-guk

Language that is meaningless or is made unintelligible by excessive use of technical terms.

1940s (originally US): probably imitating a turkey’s gobble.

Example sentences

“she’s talking absolute gobbledygook and I can’t understand a word.”

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