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galimatias — meaning in English

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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.
  • galimatias noun Nonsense, gobbledygook.
  • gibberish noun Speech or writing that makes no sense or is impossible to understand.
  • gobbledygook noun Nonsense; meaningless or encrypted language.
  • macaronic adj Jumbled, mixed.

Senses

galimatias is used for these senses in English:

  • babble Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.
  • circumbendibus (often, humorous) A roundabout, indirect, or confusing manner of speech or writing
  • claptrap Empty verbiage or nonsense. [from early 19th c.]
  • galimatias nonsense, gobbledygook
  • gibberish Speech or writing that is unintelligible, incoherent or meaningless.
  • gobbledygook (informal) Something written in an overly complex, incoherent, or incomprehensible manner.
  • 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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