...something that is nonsense or absurd.... An error. The order of letters on the old Linotype machines, from most frequently used to least frequently used in speech and writing, not in words. etaoin shrdlu cmfgyp wbvkxj qz. Example: Some of the SMS text makes about as much sense to me as etaoin shrdlu. (Short Messaging Service translation: som of d SMS txt mAkz bout az much sense 2 me az etaoin shrdlu.)
ETAOIN SHRDLU
Meaning of ETAOIN SHRDLU in English
Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012