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galimatias

[gal-uh-mey-shee-uhs, -mat-ee-uhs]

noun

  1. confused or unintelligible talk.

galimatias

/ ˌɡælɪˈmeɪʃɪəs, -ˈmætɪəs /

noun

  1. rare,  confused talk; gibberish

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Word History and Origins

Origin of galimatias1

First recorded in 1645–55; from French, word of obscure origin first attested in Montaigne ( jargon de galimathias )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of galimatias1

C17: from French, of unknown origin

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