gobbledygook
noun/ˈɡɒb(ə)ldɪˌɡuːk/ · /ˈɡɑːb(ə)ldɪˌɡuːk/
Etymology First attested in a memo by US Representative (Texas) Maury Maverick dated March 30, 1944, banning "gobbledygook language". Apparently coined in imitation of the sounds made by a turkey.
1
Informal, Usually Nonsense; meaningless or encrypted language.
2
Informal, Usually Something written in an overly complex, incoherent, or incomprehensible manner.
- Derived terms
- gobbledygooker
- Related terms
- bureaucratese, doubletalk, gobblefunk, jargon, nonsense, officialese