Why is gibberish called 'gobbledygook'?

sequoianoir

The apparent incomprehensible or pompous jargon of specialists being as unrecognisable and imitative of the gobbling of a turkey Sep 23 03, 9:24 AM

Hamlet.

Yes, During WWII, Congressman Maury Maverick of Texas, made up the word spontaneously during a speech. He compared the verbiage of a colleague to the turkeys back home in Texas. Not only did both the gobbler and his political enemy spout uninterrupted verbiage, but both strutted with undeserved pretension. As Maverick himself said, "At the end of this gobble there was a sort of gook." Sep 23 03, 2:07 PM

salami_swami

Here are a few links that may help. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobbledygook http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibberish Feb 27 09, 11:53 AM

McFlyFave

In 1944 the word originated in America when businessman Maury Maverick, formerly a Texas Congressman, used the term in a memo banning "gobbledygook language". His inspiration was the turkey, "always gobbledy gobbling and strutting with ludicrous pomposity. At the end of his gobble, there was a sort of gook." http://www.examples-help.org.uk/definition-of-words/gobbledygook.htm Feb 27 09, 12:59 PM