gibberish
Americannoun
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meaningless or unintelligible talk or writing.
- Synonyms:
- gobbledegook, drivel, gabble, babble, foolishness, nonsense
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talk or writing containing many obscure, pretentious, or technical words.
noun
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rapid chatter like that of monkeys
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incomprehensible talk; nonsense
Etymology
Origin of gibberish
1545–55; apparently gibber + -ish 1, on the model of language names so formed
Example Sentences
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When I pointed out that its predictions were wrong, and included teams that weren’t even in the competition, it admitted I was right, promised to do better next time, and then produced more gibberish.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026
The telltale clues included gibberish coordinates embedded in the fake image, which spread across sites including Instagram, Threads and X.
From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026
Spitting up black phlegm and shouting out strings of word-association gibberish, Ms. Buckley quickly becomes the centerpiece of the movie, or rather its central headache.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
The encryption is so strong that even if someone intercepts your data, it looks like complete gibberish to them.
From Salon • Feb. 11, 2026
Tūtū stares down at her phone as if it’s an alien speaking in gibberish.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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