How to pronounce gobbledygook
American English pronunciation
GOB-ul-dee-gook
- IPA
- /ˈɡɑbəldiˌɡʊk/
- Syllables
- GOB · ul · dee · gook (4 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What gobbledygook means
Words that are hard to understand or make no sense
In a sentence: The instructions were full of gobbledygook, so Dad just guessed.
Where it comes from: The first time we know it was written down was in 1944, by a Texas congressman named Maury Maverick. It seems to copy the gobble sound a turkey makes.
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