bafflegab

== English == === Etymology === From baffle +‎ gab, coined 1952. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbæfəlɡæb/ === Noun === bafflegab (uncountable) Pretentious, incomprehensible, or overly technical language, especially legal or bureaucratic jargon. ==== Synonyms ==== gobbledygook; see also Thesaurus:nonsense === Verb === bafflegab (third-person singular simple present bafflegabs, present participle bafflegabbing, simple past and past participle bafflegabbed) (rare) To use pretentious, incomprehensible, or overly technical language. === References === Joe Miller (9 February 2018), “Are these the worst examples of business jargon?”, in BBC News‎[3], BBC