garbley gook

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Meaning · English

Alternative form of gobbledygook (“communication that is garbled; language messed up and hard to understand”).

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

truyền thông bị混乱; ngôn ngữ khó hiểu

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

"It looks like garbley gook." Brent remarked. "No, it's code. I haven'ta clue what it means but its computer code alright." Travis deduced.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “garbley gook” mean?

Alternative form of gobbledygook (“communication that is garbled; language messed up and hard to understand”).

Is “garbley gook” formal or informal?

garbley gook is generally slang.