bafflegab

Meanings

• Noun

  Nonsensical language or jargon intended to confuse or mislead.

  - "The politician spoke in bafflegab during the debate."
  - "The technical report was filled with bafflegab that was difficult to understand."

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Synonyms

gobbledygook

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Variants

List of all variants of bafflegab that leads to same result
bafflegab , bafflegabs

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Etymology

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Originally used in the field of psychology to describe meaningless or irrelevant speech.

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Trivia

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1. The term bafflegab first appeared in print in the 1950s in the field of psychology.

2. Bafflegab is sometimes used in legal proceedings to describe confusing or irrelevant testimony.

3. The term has also been used in music, most notably in the title of a song by Frank Zappa.

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Related Concepts

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1. Jargon: Bafflegab is a type of jargon that is intentionally confusing or misleading.

2. Double-speak: Bafflegab is similar to double-speak in that it involves using language in a deceptive or misleading way, but bafflegab specifically refers to language that is intentionally nonsensical.

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Culture

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Bafflegab has been used in various forms of literature and media to portray confusion or deception. For instance, it is a common trope in science fiction and fantasy stories.

How to Memorize "bafflegab"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person speaking in a confusing or muddled way to help remember the definition of bafflegab.
   - Imagine a politician using complex and meaningless words during a debate.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word bafflegab with confusion or deception.
   - Think of it as meaningless or irrelevant speech.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic device by remembering the phrase 'Bafflegab: Nonsense to confuse and mislead'.

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