Abracadabra (Noun)
Meaning
Gibberish and nonsense.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The magician's incantation sounded more like gibberish than an actual spell, with phrases like "abracadabra" and "hocus pocus" tossed in for good measure.
- Her boss's lengthy report was full of abracadabra about future projections and sales growth, none of which made any sense to her.
- The self-proclaimed prophet spouted off abracadabra about the world ending next Thursday, but no one took him seriously.
- After a few glasses of wine, his conversation devolved into complete abracadabra, leaving everyone at the table confused.
- The politician's speech was full of abracadabra about economic growth and stability, but critics were quick to point out that he had no concrete plans to back up his claims.