Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Unclear, wordy jargon; gobbledygook.
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- noun Language whose purpose is to obscure, confuse, or mislead.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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At a time when daily business news coverage was stuffy and technical, Porter railed against what she termed the "bafflegab" lingo of finance, preferring to express investment and money concepts in words and imagery that didn't require readers to obtain a specialized education.
Pamela Yellen: When "Women and Financial Literacy" Was Still an Oxymoron, Sylvia Porter Came to the Rescue Pamela Yellen 2011
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A touch of academic bafflegab is annoying but not fatal.
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A touch of academic bafflegab is annoying but not fatal.
History 2010
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A touch of academic bafflegab is annoying but not fatal.
Time for Her to Go 2009
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A touch of academic bafflegab is annoying but not fatal.
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A touch of academic bafflegab is annoying but not fatal.
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A touch of academic bafflegab is annoying but not fatal.
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A touch of academic bafflegab is annoying but not fatal.
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A touch of academic bafflegab is annoying but not fatal.
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A touch of academic bafflegab is annoying but not fatal.
Jihad at Fort Hood 2009
twinnymerson commented on the word bafflegab
This word reminds me of Haroun and the Sea of Stories...
January 22, 2007
bilby commented on the word bafflegab
"During today's press briefing White House press secretary, Dana Perino, spun herself into a knot with her own bafflegab in response to a Congress Committee investigative report released today." - Kevin Grandia, internet.
December 11, 2007