Wiktionary
n. 1 A nonsensical assemblage of words, typical of schizophrenia, Wernicke's aphasia, and some other mental disorders. 2 meaningless text generated by a computer.
WordNet
n. jumble of incoherent speech as sometimes heard in schizophrenia
Wikipedia
Word salad is a "confused or unintelligible mixture of seemingly random words and phrases", most often used to describe a symptom of a neurological or mental disorder. The words may or may not be grammatically correct, but are semantically confused to the point that the listener cannot extract any meaning from them. The term is often used in psychiatry as well as in theoretical linguistics to describe a type of grammatical acceptability judgment by native speakers, and in computer programming to describe textual randomization.
Word Salad is a 1979 debut album by Fischer-Z. John Watts and Steve Skolnik formed the band in 1976 whilst at Brunel University. John Watts had been travelling up and down the country playing the club circuit. Fischer-Z was playing a crossover of the new wave, punk and reggae genres. In 1978, the band secured a record deal with United Artists, alongside the Buzzcocks, The Stranglers and Dr. Feelgood.
Usage examples of "word salad".
Many speak 'word salad, ' but this can happen with certain other maladies, too.
Item: Hrubek suffers from auditory hallucinations and his speech is a typical schizophrenic's word salad.
Hrubek suffers from auditory hallucinations and his speech is a typical schizophrenic's word salad.
A Jasper Johns word salad, a Jim Dine bathrobe study, a Picasso satyr-and-nymph gambol in China ink.