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

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".

From BBC

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

From Salon

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.

From Salon

Later that evening, Mr Williams began to "talk gibberish", pass out and wake up shouting "help me".

From BBC

Other parents said their children have been having potty accidents again, speaking in baby talk or gibberish, sleeping in their parents’ bed and throwing tantrums over small changes in routines.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• babble 
• drivel