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skimble-skamble

Noun CEFR C2
ˈskɪmb(ə)lˌskæmb(ə)l

Definitions

Gibberish, mumbo-jumbo, nonsense.

uncountable

Examples

“Did you read⟳ his skimble-skamble about * * being at the head of his own⟳ profession, in the eyes of those who followed it?”
“None of the questions directed at Chavalit [Yongchaiyudh] were serious enough to make⟳ him think⟳ before he delivered his beat-around-the-bush response. He put⟳ the nation in deep shame – again – with his unenlightened skimble-skamble.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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