alphabet soup
/ˌælfəbet ˈsuːp/noun
उच्चारण ऐल्फ़बेट सूप
संक्षिप्त रूपों (abbreviations) की भरमार वाली उलझी भाषा
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[U] informal, disapproving
language or writing that uses too many abbreviations and sets of initials, so that it is difficult to understand
संक्षिप्त रूपों (abbreviations) की भरमार वाली उलझी भाषा
- The report was an alphabet soup of government schemes and departments.
- Ordinary readers cannot follow the alphabet soup of banking terms.
- The memo was an alphabet soup of initials that nobody understood.
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- Government forms are often an alphabet soup of codes.
- The article drowned readers in an alphabet soup of acronyms.
Synonyms jargon gobbledegook
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[U]
a clear soup containing small pieces of pasta in the shape of letters of the alphabet
अक्षरों के आकार के पास्ता वाला सूप
- The children love alphabet soup.
- My grandmother cooks a thick vegetable soup, but the shop sells alphabet soup in a tin.
- She cooked alphabet soup for the little ones on a rainy evening.
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- A bowl of alphabet soup is fun for children learning to read.
- The tin of alphabet soup had every letter from A to Z.