Thesaurus results for GOBBLEDEGOOK

gobbledygook

noun

ˈgä-bəl-dē-ˌgu̇k

variants also gobbledegook

Definition of gobbledygook

as in gibberish

language marked by abstractions, jargon, euphemisms, and circumlocutions cut through the gobbledygook and just tell me what the final cost of the car would be

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Recent Examples of gobbledygook This time, however, Spielberg seems to be not so much leading as following the decades of lore and mythology — and gobbledygook — that his movie of 49 years ago helped inspire. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 June 2026 Meaningless gobbledygook to an outsider, yet powerful to those who know how to wield those sounds properly. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025 The six-episode limited series feels like a long movie broken into arbitrary episodes, its ending is mired by digital gobbledygook, and Marvel still doesn’t know how magic makes sense in a universe ruled by advanced technology and literal gods. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 June 2025 As always, Yellowjackets is full of mind-bending detours, supernatural gobbledygook, and foliage-laden costumes. — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gobbledygook

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Noun

Dozens of countries’ names were misspelled or written in pure gibberish.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
Dozens of other countries' names were misspelled or written in pure gibberish.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of gibberish

Noun

And the rigmarole of international travel is a very good reason.

— R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
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.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2026

Definition of rigmarole

Noun

The political right has been targeting Indian Americans for more than a year, with racist rhetoric deployed against the H1-B visa program, Sikh truck drivers and Hindu temples and festivals.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
Tweets about Cunningham, thinkpieces, and rebuttals have all swirled into an endless mass of controversy — one dominated by derogatory rhetoric, threats, and anti-trans memes.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of rhetoric

Noun

Pat Paulsen, a master of dry wit, delivered droll, double-talk editorials on social issues before mounting a presidential campaign in 1968 with the Straight Talkin’ American Government (STAG) Party.

— Fred A. Bernstein, Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2023
What new form of narrative, what gory amalgam of truth and spectacle, what double-talking rough beast approaches?

— James Parker, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2023

Definition of double-talk

Noun

Some of the symposium's organizers, like Ashley Mason, a clinical psychologist at the University of California, San Francisco, acknowledge their goal is partly to dispel the whiff of wellness hype.

— Will Stone, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026
And the hype and excitement around AI can cause some investors to put blinders on.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of hype

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