gibberish

[jib-er-ish, gib-]

noun

1. meaningless or unintelligible talk or writing.

   Synonyms: gobbledegook, drivel, gabble, babble, foolishness, nonsense

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

gibberish

/ ˈdʒɪbərɪʃ /

noun

1. rapid chatter like that of monkeys

2. incomprehensible talk; nonsense

Word History and Origins

Origin of gibberish¹

1545–55; apparently gibber + -ish ¹, on the model of language names so formed

Example Sentences

“I felt like I was talking gibberish,” she recalled.

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Traders and brokerage firms have always used jargon and slang that sound like gibberish to the uninitiated.

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Mr Gannon's mother Anne had dialled 999 after midnight and reported that her son was having breathing issues, "could barely get words out" and was speaking "gibberish".

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As for the rest of it, even members of his staff couldn’t explain that gibberish.

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Lots of praying and Bible verses and Jesus talk, which is gibberish to me, but means a lot to many good liberal Christians I know, so I'm not going to discount it out of hand.

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Related Words

• babble 
• drivel