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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The encryption is so strong that even if someone intercepts your data, it looks like complete gibberish to them.
From Salon
He figured whatever she wove would be gibberish because the colors wouldn’t be the way she wanted them.
From Literature
Tūtū stares down at her phone as if it’s an alien speaking in gibberish.
From Literature
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
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