gibberish

American  

[jib-er-ish, gib-] / ˈdʒɪb ər ɪʃ, ˈgɪb- /

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.

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gibberish British  

/ ˈdʒɪbərɪʃ /

noun

1. rapid chatter like that of monkeys

2. incomprehensible talk; nonsense

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Etymology

Origin of gibberish

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

Example Sentences

Try to make sense of this gibberish from a recent appearance at the American Business Forum on Nov. 7.

From Salon

Back in the summer when the dispute became public, Saylor, the most prominent evangelist for the cryptocurrency, had accused Chanos of not understanding the business model while the latter retaliated, accusing Saylor of “financial gibberish.”

From MarketWatch

Oracle was slow to board this train, with Ellison calling cloud computing “complete gibberish” External link as late as 2009.

From Barron's

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

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• babble
• drivel