at and t cellular: Word of the Day: Bafflegab

Friday, November 10, 2023

Friday, November 10, 2023

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Bafflegab

noun

1. Incomprehensible or pretentious verbiage, especially bureaucratic jargon.

"The contract was full of so much bafflegab that I don't even know what I agreed to."

"He spouted a bunch of bafflegab in the meeting, but I knew I would get a better explanation later from his colleague."

"Do your words carry meaning, or is it all just bafflegab?"

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American English, mid-20th century

"Bafflegab" is a relatively recent addition to English, appearing only since the 1950s, but it's a combination of two common words: "baffle" and "gab."...