as in gobbledegook
language marked by abstractions, jargon, euphemisms, and circumlocutions
I kept asking the telemarketer what the final cost of the "special offer" was, and all I got was more bafflegab about deferred payments, option to cancel at any point, etc.
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bafflegab
Noun
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As always, Yellowjackets is full of mind-bending detours, supernatural gobbledygook, and foliage-laden costumes.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2025 -
Apologies to the Lois Lane stans out there, but Adams is mostly on hand in these movies to deliver stern gobbledygook (something about isotopes?) and stare at Henry Cavill’s cheekbones.—
Matthew Jacobs,
Vulture,
6 Dec. 2024
Noun
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This marks the second week in a row that the governor invited a conservative guest onto his podcast who espoused transphobic rhetoric.—
Abby Monteil,
Them,
11 Mar. 2025
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But new and legacy spending ambitions continue unabated, as Congress—despite the GOP’s small-government rhetoric—has long capitulated to progressive aims.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr.,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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The child first dialed 911 and began saying gibberish to the dispatcher before hanging up and dialing again.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
1 Mar. 2025
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Fried memes and hysterical gibberish suffocate the internet nowadays.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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Driving the news: The statement was published only in English on the Facebook page of the Israeli Prime Minister's Office — potentially another case of double-talk by Netanyahu.—
Barak Ravid,
Axios,
27 Sep. 2024
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The GOP Senate candidate in Arizona, whose brand is a combative, never-back-down MAGA politics, has adopted a position on the issue that is nearly indistinguishable from that of double-talking Democrats.—
Rich Lowry,
National Review,
14 Apr. 2024
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Is there a company that prides itself on an absence of rigmarole?—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
22 July 2024
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Last season’s nail-biting seven-game battle was famously known as the I-80 series because both teams opted for the approximately 90-minute (depending on traffic) bus ride rather than the rigmarole of a short flight.—
Joe Rubin,
Sacramento Bee,
16 Apr. 2024
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So the hype around that show undoubtedly drove the bigger audience.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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The news of Khaled’s appointment comes just days after the league announced a partnership with Roc Nation International that will make Khaled the league’s chief hype officer for the U.S. events this upcoming season.—
Eric Jackson for Sportico,
Robb Report,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Bafflegab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bafflegab. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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