Thesaurus results for BAFFLEGAB

bafflegab

noun

ˈba-fəl-ˌgab

Definition of bafflegab

as in gobbledygook

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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This dumbed-down Goebbels gobbledygook revived talking points that Habermas had tried to quash during the Historikerstreit.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
But at least some of it was gobbledygook.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026

Definition of gobbledygook

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And a Gallup poll last year revealed a majority of Americans feel that both parties have gone too far in their use of inflammatory rhetoric to criticize their opponents.

— Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
The rhetoric from Rogers and other Republicans about El-Sayed has added to those frustrations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of rhetoric

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Pat Paulsen, a master of dry wit, delivered droll, double-talk editorials on social issues before mounting a presidential campaign in 1968 with the Straight Talkin’ American Government (STAG) Party.

— Fred A. Bernstein, Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2023
What new form of narrative, what gory amalgam of truth and spectacle, what double-talking rough beast approaches?

— James Parker, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2023

Definition of double-talk

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And the rigmarole of international travel is a very good reason.

— R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
Alternatives were mooted, such as filming in England, but flying all the crew from Poland, and their associated visa requirements, would have added to the rigmarole.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2026

Definition of rigmarole

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