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wartaal — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abracadabra noun A magic word traditionally chanted as part of a spell or charm.
  • galimatias noun Nonsense, gobbledygook.
  • gibberish noun Speech or writing that makes no sense or is impossible to understand.
  • jargon noun Specialized vocabulary used by people in a particular profession or field, often hard for outsiders to follow.

Senses

wartaal is used for these senses in English:

  • abracadabra Mumbo jumbo; obscure language or technicalities; jargon. [from 19th c.]
  • double Dutch Incomprehensible language or speech.
  • galimatias nonsense, gobbledygook
  • gibberish Speech or writing that is unintelligible, incoherent or meaningless.
  • jargon (uncountable) Speech or language that is incomprehensible or unintelligible; gibberish.

abracadabra — full definition

  1. noun A magic word traditionally chanted as part of a spell or charm.
  2. noun Confusing, jargon-heavy talk that sounds like nonsense to an outsider.
  3. intj Said dramatically to mark the moment a magic trick is complete.

galimatias — full definition

  1. noun Nonsense, gobbledygook.
  2. noun A confused mixture; hodgepodge.

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