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Date: 1900-2000
Origin: gobble

gobbledygook

 noun
     
gob‧ble‧dy‧gook also gobbledegook British English [uncountable]
informal complicated language, especially in an official or technical document, that is impossible or difficult to understand - used to show disapproval
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