Definition of GOBBLEDYGOOK

gobbledygook

Meanings

Plural: gobbledygooks

Noun

  • incomprehensible or pompous jargon of specialists
  • Nonsense; meaningless or encrypted language.
  • Something written in an overly complex, incoherent, or incomprehensible manner.

Origin / Etymology

First attested in a memo by US Representative (Texas) Maury Maverick dated March 30, 1944, banning "gobbledygook language". Apparently coined in imitation of the sounds made by a turkey.

Scrabble Score: 26

gobbledygook is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
gobbledygook is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gobbledygook is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 30

gobbledygook is a valid Words With Friends word