Amphigory

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Amphigory \Am"phi*go*ry\, n. [F. amphigouri, of uncertain
     derivation; perh. fr. Gr. 'amfi` + ? a circle.]
     A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which
     on further attention proves to be meaningless. [Written also
     {amphigouri}.]
     [1913 Webster] Amphilogism



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  amphigory
       n : nonsensical writing (usually verse) [syn: {nonsense verse}]