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胡话 — meaning in English

hú huà

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English meaning

  • babble verb To talk quickly and continuously in a way that is unclear, meaningless, or hard to follow.
  • claptrap noun Talk or writing that sounds impressive but is actually empty or nonsensical.
  • gibberish noun Speech or writing that makes no sense or is impossible to understand.
  • gobbledygook noun Language that makes no sense or is hard to understand.
  • macaronic adj Muddled together; mixed up.
  • rigmarole noun A lengthy, involved and formal process.

Senses

胡话 is used for these senses in English:

  • amphigory A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, which is meaningless despite possibly appearing to have meaning.
  • babble Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.
  • bureaucratese (informal, pejorative) A style of language, used by bureaucrats, that involves jargon or euphemism to the detriment of broader understanding.
  • claptrap Empty verbiage or nonsense. [from early 19th c.]
  • double Dutch Incomprehensible language or speech.
  • gibberish Speech or writing that is unintelligible, incoherent or meaningless.
  • gobbledygook (informal) Nonsense; meaningless or encrypted language.
  • macaronic (literature) A work of macaronic character.

babble — full definition

  1. verb To talk quickly and continuously in a way that is unclear, meaningless, or hard to follow.
  2. verb To let slip a secret by talking carelessly.
  3. noun Rapid, unclear, or meaningless talk.
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