Bafflegab is circuitous, enigmatic, abstruse, prolix, and diffuse….and if you found that sentence difficult to understand, you'll see what this word means. Call something bafflegab when it has a lot of confusing, difficult-to-understand jargon.
The clue to the word's meaning is in its name. It's a combination of baffle, "to confuse," and gab, "talk." Bafflegab isn't just badly worded: It likely has a lot of long words that few people would understand, especially when short, easy-to-understand words could be just as effective. People often use bafflegab to avoid giving a straight answer, or to sound important and knowledgeable. Look for bafflegab in political speeches, government documents, and legal contracts.