galimatias
[ gal-uh-mey-shee-uh s, -mat-ee-uh s ]
/ ˌgæl əˈmeɪ ʃi əs, -ˈmæt i əs /
noun
confused or unintelligible talk.
Origin of galimatias
1645–55; < French, word of obscure origin first attested in Montaigne (
jargon de galimathias)
Words nearby galimatias
galilean telescope,
galilean transformation,
galilee,
galileo,
galileo galilei,
galimatias,
galingale,
galinsoga,
galion,
galiot,
galipot
Example sentences from the Web for galimatias
As a matter of fact, idle talk and galimatias of the sort are in no wise literature.
Recollections Of My Childhood And Youth |George BrandesMrs. Tramore stared, as if at a language she had never heard, a farrago, a galimatias.
The Real Thing and Other Tales |Henry JamesWhy should there not be a double irony for the clever, just as there is a galimatias double for the dull?
The English Stage |Augustin FilonHer dress, like her language, is a galimatias of several countries.
The Romance of Biography (Vol 2 of 2) |Anna Jameson
British Dictionary definitions for galimatias
galimatias
/ (ˌɡælɪˈmeɪʃɪəs, -ˈmætɪəs) /
noun
rare
confused talk; gibberish
Word Origin for galimatias
C17: from French, of unknown origin