Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

gobbledygook

noun

/ˈɡɒb.əl.di.ɡʊk/

Definition

Language that is meaningless or hard to understand; jargon that is overly complex.

Examples

The report was filled with so much gobbledygook that nobody could make sense of it.
She tends to use a lot of gobbledygook in her speeches to impress the audience.
Instead of clear explanations, all we heard was gobbledygook from the politicians.

Meaning

Gobbledygook refers to words or expressions that are unnecessarily complicated or filled with jargon, often used to obscure the true meaning or make something sound more important than it is.