word salad

American  

noun

1. incoherent speech consisting of both real and imaginary words, lacking comprehensive meaning, and occurring in advanced schizophrenic states.

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Etymology

Origin of word salad

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

The line is supposed to be a little funny, a wink at the fashion industry’s love of effusive word salad descriptions that are only conveyed in the actual garments about half the time.

From Salon

Early in the campaign, her answers to tough questions often devolved into word salad.

From Los Angeles Times

It could be interpreted this way, but this has become an unsatisfactory word salad.

From BBC

Pullman is delightfully slimy as an unhinged delusional narcissist, high on his own supply of motivational word salad that he spews into his laptop camera.

From Los Angeles Times

When Charles first attempts the manic word salad, it sends him into the “white room” — a panicked void where stage performers go when they forget their lines.

From Los Angeles Times