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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
gobbledegook /ˈgɒb(ə)ldɪˌguːk, -ˌgʊk/ (also gobbledygook)

▶noun informal meaningless or unintelligible language, especially when over-technical or pompous.

– origin 1940s (orig. US): prob. imitating a turkey's gobble.

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