different between gobbledygook vs bafflegab

English

Alternative forms

• gobbledegook; gobblygook, garbley gook, gobbly-gook

Etymology

First attested in a memo by US Representative (Texas) Maury Maverick dated March 30, 1944, banning "gobbledygook language". Apparently coined in imitation of the sounds made by a turkey.

Mr. Maury Maverick was, incidentally, the grandson of lawyer and politician Samuel Maverick, whose behaviour regarding his cattle inspired the term maverick ("offbeat").

Pronunciation

Noun

gobbledygook (usually uncountable, plural gobbledygooks)

1. (informal) Nonsense; meaningless or encrypted language.
2. (informal) Something written in an overly complex, incoherent, or incomprehensible manner.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:nonsense

Translations

English

Etymology

baffle +? gab, coined 1952.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /?bæf???æb/

Noun

bafflegab (uncountable)

1. Pretentious, incomprehensible, or overly technical language, especially legal or bureaucratic jargon.

Synonyms

• gobbledygook; see also Thesaurus:nonsense

Verb

bafflegab (third-person singular simple present bafflegabs, present participle bafflegabbing, simple past and past participle bafflegabbed)

1. (rare) To use pretentious, incomprehensible, or overly technical language.

References

• Joe Miller (9 February 2018) , “Are these the worst examples of business jargon?”, in BBC News?^[2], BBC