galimatias

American  

[gal-uh-mey-shee-uhs, -mat-ee-uhs] / ˌgæl əˈmeɪ ʃi əs, -ˈmæt i əs /

noun

1. confused or unintelligible talk.

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galimatias British  

/ ˌɡælɪˈmeɪʃɪəs, -ˈmætɪəs /

noun

1. rare confused talk; gibberish

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Etymology

Origin of galimatias

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

Example Sentences

"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 Cabell, James Branch

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 Sheppard, Nathan

We must, of course, acknowledge that as it is there are longueurs, intrusion of Saint Simonian jargon, passages of galimatias, and of preaching.

From The Country Doctor by Marriage, Ellen

Mrs. Tramore stared, as if at a language she had never heard, a farrago, a galimatias.

From The Chaperon by James, Henry

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 Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)