bafflegab

American  

[baf-uhl-gab] / ˈbæf əlˌgæb /

noun

Slang.

1. confusing or generally unintelligible jargon; gobbledegook.

   an insurance policy written in bafflegab impenetrable to a lay person.

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Other Word Forms

• bafflegabber noun

Etymology

Origin of bafflegab

First recorded in 1950–55; baffle + gab ¹

Example Sentences

Twitter insisted this was self-serving bafflegab, and also that a judge should make this underhanded deadbeat buy and run their $44 billion baby.

From Washington Post • Oct. 7, 2022

At present, these online documents are written in a form of bafflegab impenetrable to anyone lacking a degree in law or information science, or both.

From Washington Post • Mar. 19, 2019

I applaud any effort to end financial bafflegab, as the late Sylvia Porter used to call it.

From Time • Jan. 10, 2013

At the U.N., given a chance to cast the tie-breaking vote on an important amendment to an amendment, Ustinov abstains because he cannot understand the diplomatic bafflegab in which it is written.

From Time Magazine Archive

Bafflegab: A First Reader Sir: I wonder how many of your readers resorted to aspirin after reading your March 24 article on bafflegab in the Business section.

From Time Magazine Archive