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n. - Incomprehensible or pompous jargon of specialists.

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  • Congressman Maury Maverick, who coined the term gobbledygook (1944). (wikipedia)
  • Apparently, some issues with signal, lost data packets, modem configurations, IP accessibility and other gobbledygook are at fault.
  • CNN: A push to simplify credit card 'gobbledygook'
  • The constitution could be turned into "gobbledygook" if it contained too much detail.
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