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 troublesome phrase in that word salad, privacy advocates suggest, is “individual transactions.”

From Salon

In any case, most of what goes into the preambles of DOT regulatory documents is just “word salad,” one staffer recalled the presenter saying.

From Salon

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