Galimatias

/ɡæləˈmeɪʃəs/ noun

Definition

Confused or unintelligible talk; nonsensical or meaningless discourse; verbal gibberish or rambling speech.

Etymology

From French 'galimatias' of uncertain origin, possibly from Italian 'galimatia' or a corruption of earlier Romance language terms. The word emerged in 17th-century French to describe nonsensical chatter.

Kelly Says

Galimatias is such a delightfully weird word—it sounds ridiculous when you say it out loud, which is perfect because that's exactly what it means: language that sounds ridiculous and means nothing, like bureaucratic jargon at its worst.

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