as in gobbledygook
language marked by abstractions, jargon, euphemisms, and circumlocutions
I kept asking the telemarketer what the final cost of the "special offer" was, and all I got was more bafflegab about deferred payments, option to cancel at any point, etc.
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This dumbed-down Goebbels gobbledygook revived talking points that Habermas had tried to quash during the Historikerstreit.
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But at least some of it was gobbledygook.
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For too long Western leaders have been deterred by Putin’s escalation rhetoric.
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Concha argued that her positions and rhetoric reflect a broader shift in the Democratic Party toward socialism and extremism.
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With its collaborations now stretching to Japan, via Nintendo, a globalization defines Illumination — fitting given the international word salad gibberish of the Minions.
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On Saturday Night Live, host Will Ferrell and musical guest Paul McCartney played a couple of gibberish-speaking mechanics who end up taking some naive car owners for a ride.
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And the rigmarole of international travel is a very good reason.
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Alternatives were mooted, such as filming in England, but flying all the crew from Poland, and their associated visa requirements, would have added to the rigmarole.
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Usage spikes can happen suddenly, experimentation expands rapidly across teams and model selection decisions may be driven more by hype than operational efficiency.
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But contrary to the TikTok hype, hypochlorous acid is not a cure-all.
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“Bafflegab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bafflegab. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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