noun
bafflegab
Bafflegab (noun) means (informal) Wordy, jargon-filled language that is hard to understand, especially from officials or lawyers.
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(informal) Wordy, jargon-filled language that is hard to understand, especially from officials or lawyers.
"Teachout has a gift for slicing through the bafflegab and revealing that the grifter's patter disguises nothing more than unimaginative, sociopathic scams."
— Cory Doctorow, Break 'Em Up (2020)
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Etymology
Formed from baffle and gab, coined in 1952.
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What is the meaning of bafflegab?
"bafflegab" (noun) means (informal) Wordy, jargon-filled language that is hard to understand, especially from officials or lawyers.
What is another word for bafflegab?
Other words for "bafflegab" include gobbledygook.
