yabber

[ yab-er ]

noun

, Australian.

1. jabber.

yabber

/ ˈjæbə /

verb

1. intr to talk or jabber

noun

1. talk or jabber

Word History and Origins

Origin of yabber¹

First recorded in 1870–75; perhaps alteration, by association with jabber, of a word based on ya- “speak, talk,” in Gabi (an Australian Aboriginal language spoken in the Maryborough district, southern Queensland)

Word History and Origins

Origin of yabber¹

C19: from a native Australian language yabba talk, probably influenced by jabber

Example Sentences

Eulah was the first to detect what they said, and reining up called out "hold on, you hearim, that one bin yabber English."

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