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also gobbledegook
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.
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
9 June 2026
Meaningless gobbledygook to an outsider, yet powerful to those who know how to wield those sounds properly.
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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.
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Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
24 June 2025
As always, Yellowjackets is full of mind-bending detours, supernatural gobbledygook, and foliage-laden costumes.
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Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2025
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gobbledygook
Noun
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Once talkies came into play, though, the Minions — who can only communicate with each other in nonsensical gibberish — quickly find themselves out of work.
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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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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.
Noun
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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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No matter what the hype, candles, sonic devices, and bracelets don’t keep mosquitoes away.
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Nothing like a little McConaughey hype speech to get the juices flowing for the 4th of July.
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“Gobbledygook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobbledygook. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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