gobbledygook

noun

gob·​ble·​dy·​gook ˈgä-bəl-dē-ˌgu̇k 

-ˌgük

variants or less commonly gobbledegook

: wordy and generally unintelligible jargon

Synonyms

• bafflegab
• double-talk
• gibberish
• rigmarole
• rigamarole
• song and dance

Examples of gobbledygook in a Sentence

The report is just a bunch of gobbledygook.

cut through the gobbledygook and just tell me what the final cost of the car would be

Recent Examples on the Web

As always, Yellowjackets is full of mind-bending detours, supernatural gobbledygook, and foliage-laden costumes. —Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2025

Apologies to the Lois Lane stans out there, but Adams is mostly on hand in these movies to deliver stern gobbledygook (something about isotopes?) and stare at Henry Cavill’s cheekbones. —Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024

So, of course, their stony-eyed dedication to taking this inspirational gobbledygook seriously has gone viral. —Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024

Roberts’s majority opinion is pure gobbledygook The Bruen decision placed an enormously high burden on any government lawyer trying to convince a court that any gun law is constitutional. —Ian Millhiser, Vox, 21 June 2024

Word History

Etymology

irregular from gobble, noun

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gobbledygook

• betook
• casebook
• chapbook
• checkbook
• chinook
• codebook
• cookbook
• fishhook
• forsook
• guidebook
• handbook
• hornbook

Kids Definition

gobbledygook

noun

gob·​ble·​dy·​gook

variants also gobbledegook

ˈgäb-əl-dē-ˌgu̇k 

: wordy and generally meaningless jargon

Etymology

a playful expansion of gobble (noun) "a noise like that of a turkey"