word salad
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Etymology[edit]
From word + salad, based on the notion that salads offer varied bulk, yet do not substantially provide sustained nutrition.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈwɜː(ɹ)d ˈsæləd/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun[edit]
word salad (usually uncountable, plural word salads)
- (psychiatry) A nonsensical assemblage of words, typical of schizophrenia, Wernicke's aphasia, and some other mental disorders.
- Meaningless text generated by a computer.
- An intentionally nonsensical and voluminous statement.
- 2021, Jeremy Newberger, Twitter[1]:
- Chris Wallace asked @GovAbbott why he didn't complain about migrant abuse when Trump was President and he launched into word salad, with no real answer.
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Translations[edit]
a nonsensical assemblage of words, typical of schizophrenia
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Further reading[edit]
- word salad on Wikipedia.Wikipedia