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