word salad

noun

1. incoherent speech consisting of both real and imaginary words, lacking comprehensive meaning, and occurring in advanced schizophrenic states.

Word History and Origins

Origin of word salad¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

Early in the campaign, her answers to tough questions often devolved into word salad.

From Los Angeles Times

In the lawsuit, his attorneys claimed that CBS deceptively edited the vice president's "word salad" to harm Trump's election chances.

From Salon

While former President Barack Obama was happy to poke fun at Trump's ramblings as incoherent "word salad" in recent stump speeches, Scarborough saw nothing funny in what Trump tells crowds.

From Salon

It could be interpreted this way, but this has become an unsatisfactory word salad.

From BBC

Pullman is delightfully slimy as an unhinged delusional narcissist, high on his own supply of motivational word salad that he spews into his laptop camera.

From Los Angeles Times