variants also gobbledegook
Definition of gobbledygooknext
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 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 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 Others claimed the leaks were just artificial intelligence gobbledygook. Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for gobbledygook
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Noun
  • Imagine designing a system that conforms to that gibberish, or the ensuing court battles.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 25 Jan. 2026
  • In Anthropic’s experiments, as few as 250 malicious documents were enough to induce AI models to output gibberish.
    Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • A little rigmarole for much rejuvenescence.
    Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 20 Mar. 2026
  • This leads to a chaotic rigmarole in which, bit by bit, the Hungarian mobsters stream downstairs to either take advantage of the girls or do away with them, forcing them to rely on their discipline and athletic training to mount a response.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The post, which Kinlaw appears to have shared on his personal Facebook page and later deleted, contained a graphic with anti-Islamic rhetoric.
    Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Between persecution and suspicion These dynamics become especially visible in moments of enforcement, where the gap between political rhetoric and immigration policy comes into sharp relief.
    Candace Lukasik, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Driving the news: The statement was published only in English on the Facebook page of the Israeli Prime Minister's Office — potentially another case of double-talk by Netanyahu.
    Barak Ravid, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
  • The GOP Senate candidate in Arizona, whose brand is a combative, never-back-down MAGA politics, has adopted a position on the issue that is nearly indistinguishable from that of double-talking Democrats.
    Rich Lowry, National Review, 14 Apr. 2024
Noun
  • There was a lot of hype about it back then.
    Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • On social media, the Dodgers unveiled their opening day hype video.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026

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“Gobbledygook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobbledygook. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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