Amphigory

/ˈæmfɪɡɔːri/ noun

Definition

A nonsensical or meaningless piece of writing, especially one intended as a parody of serious poetry.

Etymology

From French 'amphigouri' (nonsensical writing), origin uncertain — possibly from Greek 'amphi' (on both sides) + 'gyros' (circle). Nonsense that goes round and round and arrives nowhere.

Kelly Says

Beautifully MEANINGLESS writing! Like the Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll — it sounds profound but means NOTHING! Sometimes the most beautiful poems are pure, glorious, musical nonsense! 'Twas brillig and the slithy toves! 📝🤪

Translations

AMአማርኛ
meaningless writing
ARالعربية
كلام غير منطقي
BNবাংলা
অর্থহীন লেখা
CACatalà
anfigoria
CSČeština
nesmysl
DADansk
meningsløs skrift
DEDeutsch
Unsinn
ELΕλληνικά
ανούσια γραφή
ESEspañol
anfigoria
FAفارسی
نوشتار بی‌معنی
FISuomi
järjetön kirjoitus
FRFrançais
amphigouri
GUGU
અર્થશૂન્ય લેખન
HAHA
rubutu mara mara
HEעברית
כתיבה חסרת משמעות
HIहिन्दी
बेतुका लेखन
HUMagyar
értelmetlenség
IDBahasa Indonesia
tulisan yang tidak masuk akal
IGIG
ederede na ntutu
ITItaliano
anfigoria
JA日本語
ナンセンス作品
KKKK
мағынасыз жазба
KMKM
ការសរសេរដែលគ្មានន័យ
KO한국어
말도 안 되는 글
MRMR
अर्थहीन लेखन
MSBahasa Melayu
tulisan yang tidak masuk akal
MYမြန်မာ
အဓိပ္ပါယ်ဆန်တဲ့ ရေးသားမှု
NLNederlands
onzin
NONorsk
meningsløs skrift
PAPA
ਬੇਅਰਥ ਲਿਖਤ
PLPolski
bzdura
PTPortuguês
anfigoria
RORomână
scriere fără sens
RUРусский
амфигория
SVSvenska
meningslös skrift
SWKiswahili
ujinga wa maandiko
TAதமிழ்
அர்த்தமற்ற எழுத்து
TEతెలుగు
అర్థం లేని రచన
THไทย
การเขียนไร้สาระ
TLTL
walang kahulugang sulat
TRTürkçe
anlamsız yazı
UKУкраїнська
амфігорія
URاردو
بے معنی تحریر
VITiếng Việt
bài viết vô nghĩa
YOYO
iwe ti ko ni ero
ZH中文
荒诞之作
ZUZU
umbhalo ongenantsingiselo

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