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High Sounding Nonsense Crossword Clue

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noun

• pompous or pretentious talk or writing

33%9 Fluent-sounding nonsense
noun

• Pretentious, incomprehensible, or overly technical language, especially legal or bureaucratic jargon.

verb

• To use pretentious, incomprehensible, or overly technical language.

33%14 Official-sounding nonsense
noun

• nonelective government officials

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