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Meaning of "gobbledygook" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GOBBLEDYGOOK

gobbledygook  [ˈɡɒbəldɪɡuːk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GOBBLEDYGOOK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gobbledygook is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GOBBLEDYGOOK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gibberish

Gibberish or gobbledygook refer to speech or other use of language that is nonsense, or that appears to be nonsense. It may include speech sounds that are not actual words, or forms such as language games or highly specialized jargon that seems non-sensical to outsiders. Gibberish should not be confused with literary nonsense such as that used in the poem "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll. The word gibberish is more commonly applied to speech, while gobbledygook is more often applied to writing. "Officialese", "legalese", or "bureaucratese" are forms of gobbledygook. The related word jibber-jabber refers to rapid talk that is difficult to understand.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GOBBLEDYGOOK


bouk
buːk
caoutchouc
ˈkaʊtʃuːk
chinook
tʃɪˈnuːk
duke
djuːk
ewk
juːk
fluke
fluːk
gobbledegook
ˈɡɒbəldɪˌɡuːk
juke
dʒuːk
kook
kuːk
Luke
luːk
mook
muːk
nuke
njuːk
puke
pjuːk
rebuke
rɪˈbjuːk
snook
snuːk
souk
suːk
spook
spuːk
suq
suːk
uke
juːk
zouk
zuːk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GOBBLEDYGOOK

gob
goban
gobang
gobbed
gobbet
Gobbi
gobbier
gobbiest
gobbing
gobble
gobbledegook
gobbler
gobbo
gobby
Gobelin
Gobi
Gobi Desert
Gobian
gobies
gobiid

WORDS THAT END LIKE GOBBLEDYGOOK

an open book
book
brook
cook
Facebook
gook
guestbook
handbook
hook
in my book
look
nook
notebook
on the hook
outlook
overlook
textbook
the book
the New Look
took

Synonyms and antonyms of gobbledygook in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gobbledygook» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GOBBLEDYGOOK

Find out the translation of gobbledygook to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gobbledygook from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gobbledygook» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

官样文章
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

jerigonza
570 millions of speakers

English

gobbledygook
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

gobbledygook
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الهراء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

GobbledyGook
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

algaravia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

gobbledygook
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

charabia
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gobbledygook
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kauderwelsch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

無意味な言葉
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

알아 듣기 힘든
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gobbledygook
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gobbledygook
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிதற்றல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गब्बलेडेगूक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

anlamsız söz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gobbledygook
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bełkot
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

GobbledyGook
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bolboroseală
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αλαμπουρνέζικα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

codes
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gobbledygook
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gobbledygook
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gobbledygook

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GOBBLEDYGOOK»

The term «gobbledygook» is regularly used and occupies the 71.746 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GOBBLEDYGOOK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gobbledygook

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOBBLEDYGOOK»

Discover the use of gobbledygook in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gobbledygook and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Gobbledygook: A Dictionary That's 2/3 Accurate, 1/3 Nonsense ...
Which are the two real words? And which one is fake? In this book, the reader will find hundreds of obscure, outdated, and outrageous words. But beware! Because of each three words and definitions on a given page, one is a fake.
William Wilson, 2011
2
The Gobbledygook Is Eating a Book
Something is coming. Can you see?It snuffles and gruffles. What can it be?Look! Look! It's a Gobbledygook!It's ripping up pages and eating a book!
Justine Clarke, Arthur Baysting, 2012
3
From Gobbledygook to Clearly Written Annual IEP Goals
In her latest book, Dr. Barbara Bateman takes actual goals, which were poorly written, and turns them into productive ones that are consistent with new IDEA dictates.
Barbara D. Bateman, 2011
4
Modern Manglish: Gobbledygook Made Plain
Modern Manglish explores the traditional linguistic traps of mixed metaphors and mispronunciation, ne.
Neil James, Harold Scruby, 2012
5
The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use Social Media, ...
Many of the thousands of web sites I've analyzed over the years and the hundreds of news releases and PR pitches I receive each month are laden with meaningless gobbledygook words and phrases. As I'm reading a news release, I' ll pause ...
David Meerman Scott, 2010
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Gobbledygook Has Gotta Go...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
John O'Hayre, United States Bureau of Land Management, 2011
7
Gobbledygook
Edward starts his day by squashing his lace, flushing his teeth, and doing other gobbledygook things.
Steven Kroll, 1985
8
Professional Communication
Another technique for ensuring directness and conciseness in your letters is the elimination of gobbledygook which is similar to redundancy but somewhat different. It refers to the kind of grandiose writing. Sometimes people resort to ...
Koneru, 2008
9
From Gobbledygook to Clearly Written Annual IEP Goals
The good news is that goal writing is easy once the steps are revealed. In her latest book, Dr Barbara Bateman takes poorly written goals and rewrites them into clear, concise goals.
Barbara Bateman, 2006
10
Mrs Gobbledygook
This jaunty book is about acceptance and neighbourliness.
Susan Chandler, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOBBLEDYGOOK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gobbledygook is used in the context of the following news items.
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Easy does it: six ways content can reduce effort for your online users
... of marrying form and function in this way that people can recognise the content type even when the words are replaced with gobbledygook. «Econsultancy, Jul 15»
2
The Growing Depiction of Israel as a Nazi State
We're not going to respond to this gobbledygook.” Yet the world believed it and countless Jews were killed in revenge pogroms. And when ... «New York Observer, Jul 15»
3
Greece is gimped, and yet the euro rots…
After perusing the pretty detailed (if gobbledygook-ed) euro summit statement on all this, do have a read through the raw transcript of this New ... «FT Alphaville, Jul 15»
4
What are Vanity URLs and why should marketers be using them?
It seems obvious, but consumers are more likely to click on a brand name link they see online than an amorphous mass of gobbledygook found ... «Marketing, Jul 15»
5
Sears: The Confederacy's racist religious teachings
We have had enough of “code” and “gobbledygook” from members of our Supreme Court, as well as numerous state legislators. In 1964, the ... «Auburn Citizen, Jul 15»
6
Bill Berry: Open records debacle interrupts media's slumber
The governor's office soon chirped in, with spokesperson Laurel Patrick mumbling some gobbledygook about how the proposed secrecy was ... «Madison.com, Jul 15»
7
On the campaign stage, pants are on fire all over the place
(FactCheck goes after Democratic canards just as doggedly, but right now GOP gobbledygook is the growth business.) I know I'm naive but I ... «Newsworks.org, Jul 15»
8
Pete Hamill: Cursing the darkness in the blackout of 1977
I thought I had lost the game when the grid sputtered once in a flash of green gobbledygook and then went dead. I was saved. Next time I'll beat ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
9
Deep divide on death penalty
... and Clarence Thomas, who both voted with the majority, referred to Justice Steven C. Breyer's dissenting arguments as “gobbledygook.”. «Pacific Daily News, Jul 15»
10
Drunk logic at play
A Thai newspaper is gobbledygook to them. Ditto, a serious television broadcast. Few can hold a serious Thai conversation sufficient to grasp ... «Bangkok Post, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Gobbledygook [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/gobbledygook>. Apr 2024 ».
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