galimatías — meaning in English
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English meaning
- 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.
- jabber verb To talk quickly and unclearly, often about nothing important.
- macaronic adj Jumbled, mixed.
Senses
galimatías is used for these senses in English:
- claptrap Empty verbiage or nonsense. [from early 19th c.]
- galimatias nonsense, gobbledygook
- gallimaufry (figuratively) Any absurd medley, an elaborate mishmash
- gibberish Speech or writing that is unintelligible, incoherent or meaningless.
- gibberish Needlessly obscure or overly technical language.
- jabber Rapid or incoherent talk, with indistinct utterance; gibberish.
- macaronic (literature) A work of macaronic character.
galimatias — full definition
- noun Nonsense, gobbledygook.
- noun A confused mixture; hodgepodge.