galimatias
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of galimatias
First recorded in 1645–55; from French, word of obscure origin first attested in Montaigne ( jargon de galimathias )
Example Sentences
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"I fail to see," a dignified young lady stated, "what Cazaio, at least, has to do with your galimatias."
From Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes by James Branch Cabell
Her dress, like her language, is a galimatias of several countries.
From The Romance of Biography (Vol 2 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. by Mrs. (Anna) Jameson
At times," said de Puysange, with dignity, "your galimatias are insufferable.
From Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes by James Branch Cabell
I have seen this letter in which you tell me there is so much galimatias, and I assure you that I have not found any at all.
From The Essays of "George Eliot" Complete by Nathan Sheppard
Mrs. Tramore stared, as if at a language she had never heard, a farrago, a galimatias.
From The Chaperon by Henry James
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