# gobbledygook

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡɒb(ə)ldɪˌɡuːk/ · frequency rank #99,317

## Definitions
1. Nonsense; meaningless or encrypted language.
2. Something written in an overly complex, incoherent, or incomprehensible manner.

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gobbledygook