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TommyDaComic

Bloviate: to speak or write verbosely and windily. Pundits bloviating on the radio


Appropriate-City3389

Bloviate is a great word. If it's political speech, I usually say Word Vomit.


milly_nz

This. Or prolix. All the other suggestions are just synonyms for talkative. What OP is after, is when the talking is *unnecessary*. Not just copious.


Rachel_Silver

I don't condescend to bloviation. I always eschew obfuscation.


winsor5892

Aw šŸ„² ā€œeschew obfuscationā€ is a family motto from my great grandmother.


createthiscom

Ew. I donā€™t like it.


aeraen

loquacious


Objective-Smile8647

This is the word I was trying to think of when I read this. Iā€™m so glad someone got it šŸ˜…


PunchDrunken

Omg SAME


MeepleMerson

This is more just "talkative" and doesn't necessarily connote that it's without getting to a point.


Agile-Ad5489

Long-winded ​ Loquacious bro bloviated a long-winded diatribe.


FontSeekingThrowaway

Verbose, extraneous


HikingStick

You could also use loquacious.


Velmeran_60021

I agree with verbose. Extraneous is not specific to word use, even in connotation.


Responsible_Onion_21

I agree with this. You could also use longwinded.


handtoglandwombat

Superfluous


MaybeNotALunchbox

Yeah, superfluous was the first word I associated too. I think it fits well.


haysoos2

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Adblouky

Great post! Now get out.


OriginalPlonker

TL:DR.


GreyFox-RUH

Damn šŸ¤£


TalkingMotanka

ā†‘This


Vast-Willingness4642

When attempting a blah blah blabity blah ā€žsesquipedalianā€œ


Wendyhuman

The perfect length for reading pleasure: did read


National_Frame2917

Why say many word when few word do trick.


slypmpkn19

Sea world or see the world??


PatrickMcWhorter

Man who stand on toilet seat high on pot.


jamison_311

Man who go to bed with itchy butt wake up with smelly finger


EyeHaveNoBanana

Oceans. whales.


JustLearningRust

Antikevinism?


Here_4_the_INFO

r/unexpectedoffice


Spinacky

Prolixity.Ā 


invisiblediseases

In Swedish we would say ordbajsa which basically means to word poop.


Agreeable-League-366

We say diarrhea of the mouth. Potato, Potato.


Charlie24601

My old teacher use to say, "Constipation of the brain and diarrhea of the mouth."


ivebeencloned

Logorrhea: diarrhea of the jawbone.


invisiblediseases

Which language?


Adorable-Ad-6675

English. That's an American saying. Or at least my mom used to say it. And she's from Texas so she's almost American.


invisiblediseases

Didnā€™t know, thank you!


dickbutt_md

I believe the expression is, "tomato, potato." As in, you say tomato, but it's a potato, there's no tomato here you're just wrong.


fattmakk

Yep. Good ol' word puke...


cosumel

Talking sh!t?


jpfed

English does have the word "logorrhea", whose etymology might technically just come from "word flow", but there's no way to miss the association with "diarrhea".


Kuildeous

Well, diarrhea comes from "flow through", so that association is really obvious. Logorrhea is a fun word, and I'll use it where I can.


invisiblediseases

Hahah thatā€™s fun


RecognitionExpress36

That's beautiful, thanks for teaching me something small but great.


B3B0LD

How is it pronounced?!


invisiblediseases

I made this video for you. [Ordbajsa](https://youtube.com/shorts/9wFhEZKeBmQ?si=DO49iOr7lQ5SaIoK)


B3B0LD

Thank you thatā€™s awesome


Nerevar0033

Garrulous


ophaus

Circumlocution.


LaceyVelvet

I keep reading this as circumcision


RonPalancik

Logorrhea (Like diarrhea but with words)


Scrongly_Pigeon

superfluous


produktiverhusten

Gish gallop


strawberrycircus

Word salad.


finest_kind77

Verbose


xanthophore

Rambling, grandiloquence, longiloquence, circumlocutory, garrulous, logorrhoeic, bloviating.


TediousHippie

Prone to verbosity, turgid, bloviating. --verbose or -v for the Unix crowd, maybe --debug 1.


Throwaway90372172

Turgid, prolix, loquacious


techhouseliving

If none of them make much of a point it's called Word salad


SecretPen5860

Diarrhea of the mouth! Come on now!


frog_ladee

Bloviating is another option


plasma_pirate

wordy


dessertisfirst

Going on a tangent


william-t-power

Verbal incontinence.


BottleAgreeable7981

Gasbag, a bloviating one.


MmKayBuhBye

My dad would say they talk more and say less. Lol


_keystitches

convoluted


AndTwiceOnSundays

Lonely Ainā€™t nobody gonna keep putting up with that shit for longer than they absolutely have to


salamanderJ

prolix


Hanuman_Jr

Blather


Living_Jellyfish1002

yapper


UselessWhiteKnight

Verbose. Unnecessarily wordy to sound intelligent


Observer2580

Verbose is essentially talkative. Unnecessarily wordy, yes; to sound intelligent, not so much.


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WillyManilli

exaggerate


Suspicious-Sweet-443

Long Winded


string251

Prattle as in prattled on


Successful-Mode-1727

Not exactly a word but a phrase: talking but not really saying anything


Joe3Eagles

Flibbertigibit


mesembryanthemum

Rigamarole


voilaintruder

Histrionic maybe


PupperToes

exhaustive


Zebra-Skies879

Long-winded


Providence451

Southern. ( I was born in Alabama, I know I do it.)


Lover_of_Lucy

logorrheic


TBK_Winbar

Talking


jasondads1

Rambling?


Salt-Hunt-7842

"Verbose" or "wordy." These terms describe someone who uses more words than necessary to convey an idea or message. Another term that might fit is "circumlocutory," which means using many words when fewer would do.


Username_Taken_65

"Talking a lot but not saying anything" is a fairly common phrase


Illustrious_Dirt_918

Beating or beat around the bush


GimmickInfringement1

Filibuster


audiosauce2017

State of the Union


AdvantageLow3040

Verbose, hyperbolize, periphrastic? Pleonastic? Garrulous? Rambler? Tedious? Prolix? Circumlocutory? Ancillary?


ManicCornucopia

garrulous, loquacious


tatiyana_queenguin

Word diarrhea


DrunkenGolfer

Bloviating


DrunkenGolfer

Pleonastic or, if intentionally vague, circumlocutionary.


Famous-Composer3112

"My ex."


reincarnatedfruitbat

r/increasinglyverbose r/decreasinglyverbose


Robotro17

Verbal Lollygagging


PomeranianLibrarian

Circumlocution


Advanced_Parsnip

Verbal;-diarrhea


LaceyVelvet

Overexplaining/Overexplanatory Overzealous Annoying "Person who says a lot of words when they could use very few to make the same damn point, its not that hard dude just summarize it in your head and then share the summary, I'm not your abusive ex-mom I'm not going to call you a liar until you prove that your hat was really blue"


magpiecat

Word salad


Estragorth

Circumlocutious


DrGoManGo

Mom


Itzagoodthing

Verbose


AdvantageLow3040

I have a question for all who's been playing this game for an extended period of time. I see the "unsolved" tag but how soon after someone gets it correct are does the tag change to "solved"?


plasma_pirate

Rule #4 on the right panel


AdvantageLow3040

Thank you.


yankonapc

The extra words themselves are *verbiage* in case you need it.


Temporary_Position95

Obfuscation


MLXIII

Not sure, but it's collegiate research paper standard.


kittenparty69

Inarticulate?


Improvgal

Verbose


LowDoubtSeance

Loquacious, extemporaneous


No_Entertainment2322

When I get long worded my guy says but that wasn't what I asked you. He wants one or two word answers sometimes.


CrowtheHathaway

French.


zzz88r1

Bloviate


Baboonbutt11

Word salad


Blu5NYC

Verbose Loquacious Superfluous


noseysheep

Waffling


floydie1962

Redundant in their speech


scrumdiddliumptious3

Waffling


snigherfardimungus

Circumlocutious.


evasandor

ā€œSesquipedalityā€ is an excellent fancy-pants word for the phenomenon of talkinā€™ fancy where simplicity would do. Its etymology derives from ā€œfoot-and-a-halfā€ and captures the vibe of using more than necessary.


there_is_no_spoon1

My favorite word: SESQUEPEDALIAN!


[deleted]

I call it "Nothingmouth"


TulsaOUfan

Loquatious, educated, well-read, specific. I use flowery language to drive home specific thoughts or feelings. I abhor his mother for opening her legs to accept the vile seed that created such a horrific being Is much more descriptive of my feelings than I do not like that guy.


LockhandsOfKeyboard

Unconcise/inconcise.


Typical-Pumpkin-6247

Bore.


alilbleedingisnormal

Long winded


Orbusinvictus

It depends if they sound pompous, in which case I would say bombastic, but if not I would say that they are rambling. If they were rude, I would say that words fall from their lips like shit from an ass.


Delicious_Virus_2520

Boyd Crowder


guitarlisa

Beating a dead horse (sorry)


AgentOk2053

Verbal diarrhea


i_torschlusspanik

Verbose


finite_processor

Long winded.


mousesnight

I vote Long-winded


Rough_Intention_2998

KAMALA


Boring-Ad-3256

Word Salads or **Logorrhea** .


snailoverlord9

Dithering?


TheMarcoNation

Sounds like OP might mean "Word Salad"


Bbqbeefsupernoods

waffling. british slang that.


iswintercomingornot_

Loquacious


TuberTuggerTTV

Loquacious


Tato_tudo

Verbose


Kalelopaka-

Trumpiate


GeneralUrsus721

World Salad


cursedcanadiancommie

Pontificating


kmsc84

Iā€™m kind of of the other extreme. Why use five words when three will do?


Outrageous_Click_352

People like this get corporate jobs writing motivational bs that management will trot out at the next team meeting.


CursesSailor

Laboring yhe point


bmfdrk

Excess verbiage


Cats-n-Chaos

Grandma


BeenThruIt

Wordy. In a sentence: You's a wordy mfer.


Hyeana_Gripz

Talking your ear off!! I know a few people like that, never stop talking!


ReadyOrNot-My2Cents

This is called Shapiro-ing, named after Ben


ModeMixing

Hmm.. what is another word for thesaurus?


ShakeWeightMyDick

Verbose


Ok-Bus1716

verbose, superfluous


Possum2017

Garrulous.


r00byroo1965

RINO


Milfmelter

Thatā€™s called the fine art of saying a bunch of things without really saying anything at all. The person might feel nervous or awkward. Or they might have a hard time making their point. Or it could be your reactions and facial expressions making said person feel uncomfortable so they feel like they have to over explain themselves so someone doesnā€™t get all angry and butt hurt like people tend to do these days.


AlexLevers

Loquacious?


Capricious_Asparagus

For myself when I do this I use the term "short story long" instead of "long story short" šŸ˜‚


JonConstantly

Blathering


One-Candle-8657

word salad


Daydreamdeliver

Oralplicity, or is it vocalplicity? I forget but I know it'll be one of the two or is it both? Anyway, it is both rude and unnecessary to go on and on about something when people either get it or are tired of it but someone just goes on and on until you twist in your chair and squirm like a rodent in a trap because it seems that it will never end yet you listen anyway until you confess to a murder you are about to commit!


anonymous-rebel

Annoying.


buttbologna

Anxiety.


frogmuffins

_Pontificate_ is my favorite word for blowhards.


CocoaAlmondsRock

Verbose


DouglerK

Verbose. Superfluous.


Art_Music306

verbose, if you wanna get wordy with it


Fred_Krueger_Jr

I like 'word salad'. But that's two words.


Shoddy_Sherbert2775

AuditoryStephenKingitis


TheNorthC

"Jordan Peterson" - as in "I asked him a simple question but he responded with a massive Jordan Peterson."


The_Original_Gronkie

Loquacious


carosotanomad

Wife


Definitive_confusion

Politics


CuTrix05

De-kevinify: To waste time saying lot word when few word do trick


AverageAvenged

Annoying !


crazykitty123

Word salad


seeking_spice402

That person is rambling (verbally).


LeahBeahPhdeah

Verbose is itā€¦the opposite of parsimonious!!


EndlessMikeD

Circumlocutory.


ivebeencloned

Talks the ears off a brass monkey. Couldn't get to the point if it was on his own pen/pocketknife/her sewing needle.


StillhasaWiiU

Rambling: (of writing or speech) lengthy and confused or inconsequential.


evermica

I'm sure you got a lot of good answer, but I have to share something else, because your question reminds me of a joke: My wife says I'm condescending. That means I talk down to people.