Word salad is a mixture of random words that, while arranged in phrases that appear to give them meaning, actually carry no significance. The words may or may not be grammatically correct, but the meaning is hopelessly confused. A famous example is Noam Chomsky's phrase, "Colorless green ideas sleep furiously."
It often represents a symptom of a mental condition in which a person attempts to communicate an idea, but random words come out instead. Often, the person is unaware that he or she did not make sense. It appears in people with dementia and schizophrenia.
Grandpa has dementia. His word salads are being served to us more often. Tonight's was very special:
Me, driving him to a store while the sun was setting: "Beautiful sunset, Grandpa!"
Him: "Yes, the sun and the sockshine"
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