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gibberish

[ jib-er-ish, gib- ]

/ ˈdʒɪb ər ɪʃ, ˈgɪb- /

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noun

meaningless or unintelligible talk or writing.

talk or writing containing many obscure, pretentious, or technical words.

Origin of gibberish

1545–55; apparently gibber + -ish¹, on the model of language names so formed

SYNONYMS FOR gibberish

1 nonsense, foolishness, babble, gabble, drivel, gobbledegook.

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Words nearby gibberish

gibbed, gibber, gibberd, gibberellic acid, gibberellin, gibberish, gibbet, gibble-gabble, gibbon, gibbon, edward, gibbons

Example sentences from the Web for gibberish

He ranted and raved in gibberish, always talking about himself, but was also very intelligent.

Speed Read: 9 Revelations From Elizabeth Smart’s Memoir, ‘My Story’ |The Daily Beast |October 10, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
As I said, the mainstream media will fall for this gibberish.

Michael Tomasky on the Ridiculousness of Paul Ryan and Marco Rubio |Michael Tomasky |December 6, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
“Gibberish,” New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg later said.

Cop Who Protected Obama, Romney, at Debate Latest Victim of Illegal Guns |Michael Daly |October 25, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Guys with horrible dental hygiene still chew scenery and gibberish still unvaryingly stands in for dialogue.

Hollywood's Nonsensical, Multibillion-Dollar Franchise |Chris Lee |May 18, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

Then he spoke in a gibberish of which I could make no more sense than if it had been so much Spanish.

The Great Quest |Charles Boardman Hawes
At first when they talked this gibberish before him, he listened mystified.

Maida's Little Shop |Inez Haynes Irwin
In a half-Alsatian, half-negro kind of gibberish, the Bohemian loaded him with congratulations, calling him his colonel.

Sentimental Education Vol 1 |Gustave Flaubert
And the cabins--and the pots--and the pork--it is gibberish to me.

Wyandotte |James Fenimore Cooper
To this observation he uttered some gibberish, to which I paid no attention, so much was I preoccupied with my own thoughts.

The Sharper Detected and Exposed |Jean-Eugne Robert-Houdin

British Dictionary definitions for gibberish

gibberish

/ (ˈdʒɪbərɪʃ) /

noun

rapid chatter like that of monkeys

incomprehensible talk; nonsense