Gobbledegook
/ˈɡɒb.əl.diˌɡuːk/noun
Nonsense or jargon that is hard to understand.
Did you know?The word was coined in 1944 by Texas politician Maury Maverick, who said it was inspired by the sound of a turkey gobbling, making it one of the rare modern English words created as pure comic imitation.
Etymological Timeline
14th Century
English
gob
“A mouth; later, a lump or a mouthful, especially in dialectal English.”
Late 14th Century
English
gobble
“To gulp down food greedily; later, to make the harsh rapid sound associated with a turkey.”
1944
English
gobbledegook
“A coined comic word for language that sounds like meaningless chatter or official jargon.”
Modern English
English
gobbledegook
“Needlessly obscure, verbose, or nonsensical language.”