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bafflegab

Bafflegab (noun) means Pretentious, incomprehensible, or overly technical language, especially legal or bureaucratic jargon.

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Pretentious, incomprehensible, or overly technical language, especially legal or bureaucratic jargon.
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Etymology

From baffle + gab, coined 1952.

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"bafflegab" (noun) means pretentious, incomprehensible, or overly technical language, especially legal or bureaucratic jargon.

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