gibble-gabble
Americannoun
verb (used without object)
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Origin of gibble-gabble
First recorded in 1590–1600; gradational compound from gabble
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I hate a gibble-gabble and a rimble-ramble talk.
From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4 by Motteux, Peter Anthony
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