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- [gob-uh l-dee-goo k]
- /ˈgɒb əl diˌgʊk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gob-uh l-dee-goo k]
- /ˈgɒb əl diˌgʊk/
Definitions of gobbledegook word
- noun gobbledegook language characterized by circumlocution and jargon, usually hard to understand: the gobbledegook of government reports. 1
- noun gobbledegook pretentious or unintelligible jargon, such as that used by officials 0
- noun gobbledegook Alternative form of gobbledygook. 0
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Origin of gobbledegook
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45; fanciful formation from gobble2
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Parts of speech for Gobbledegook
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gobbledegook popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
gobbledegook usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gobbledegook
noun gobbledegook
- abracadabra — Abracadabra is a word that someone says when they are performing a magic trick in order to make the magic happen.
- mystification — to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
- nonsense — words or language having little or no sense or meaning.
- hoax — something intended to deceive or defraud: The Piltdown man was a scientific hoax.
- incantation — the chanting or uttering of words purporting to have magical power.
Antonyms for gobbledegook
noun gobbledegook
- frankness — plainness of speech; candor; openness.
- honesty — the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
- reality — the state or quality of being real.
- truthfulness — telling the truth, especially habitually: a truthful person.
- uprightness — erect or vertical, as in position or posture.
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