double talk

Meaning

1. (uncountable) Doublespeak.
2. (uncountable) Lies, especially in a formal political statement.
3. (uncountable) Speech which combines English (or some other language) and native-sounding gibberish for humorous effect.
4. (uncountable) A simple phonetic code with a regular infix that makes meaningful speech sound unintelligible.
5. (uncountable) A situation when two people talk at the same time, causing overlapping audio signals.

Synonyms

mumbo jumbo

gobbledygook

gibberish

babbling

balderdash

baloney

boloney

bunkum

claptrap

cobblers

double Dutch

drivel

drool

fiddle-faddle

folderol

garbage

🗑️

hogwash

hot air

jabber

nonsense

pap

piffle

rigamarole

taradiddle

twaddle

stuff and nonsense

abracadabra

tarradiddle

applesauce

babble

Translations

ambigüitats

paraules ambigües

discorsi ambigui

algaravia

conversa dúbia

conversa sem nexo

ambigüedad

ambigüedades

Etymology

Cognate with Middle English: twispeche

Cognate with Old English: twīspǣċ

In summary

From double + talk. Compare Middle English twispeche, Old English twīspǣċ, twīsprǣċ.