GALIMATIAS

Etymology

Noun

galimatias (uncountable)

nonsense, gobbledygook

confused mixture; hodgepodge

Source: Wiktionary


Gal`i*ma"tias, n. Etym: [F.]

Definition: Nonsense; gibberish; confused and unmeaning talk; confused mixture. Her dress, like her talk, is a galimatias of several countries. Walpole.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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