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[ jib-er-ish, gib- ] / ˈdʒɪb ər ɪʃ, ˈgɪb- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gibberish ON THESAURUS.COM
nounmeaningless or unintelligible talk or writing. talk or writing containing many obscure, pretentious, or technical words. Origin of gibberish1545–55; apparently gibber + -ish1, on the model of language names so formed SYNONYMS FOR gibberish1 nonsense, foolishness, babble, gabble, drivel, gobbledegook. SEE SYNONYMS FOR gibberish ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby gibberishgibbed, gibber, Gibberd, gibberellic acid, gibberellin, gibberish, gibbet, gibble-gabble, Gib board, gibbon, Gibbon, Edward Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gibberishHe ranted and raved in gibberish, always talking about himself, but was also very intelligent. Speed Read: 9 Revelations From Elizabeth Smart’s Memoir, ‘My Story’|The Daily Beast|October 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST As I said, the mainstream media will fall for this gibberish. Michael Tomasky on the Ridiculousness of Paul Ryan and Marco Rubio|Michael Tomasky|December 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST “Gibberish,” New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg later said. Cop Who Protected Obama, Romney, at Debate Latest Victim of Illegal Guns|Michael Daly|October 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST Guys with horrible dental hygiene still chew scenery and gibberish still unvaryingly stands in for dialogue. Hollywood's Nonsensical, Multibillion-Dollar Franchise|Chris Lee|May 18, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Then he spoke in a gibberish of which I could make no more sense than if it had been so much Spanish. The Great Quest|Charles Boardman Hawes At first when they talked this gibberish before him, he listened mystified. Maida's Little Shop|Inez Haynes Irwin In a half-Alsatian, half-negro kind of gibberish, the Bohemian loaded him with congratulations, calling him his colonel. Sentimental Education Vol 1|Gustave Flaubert And the cabins--and the pots--and the pork--it is gibberish to me. Wyandotte|James Fenimore Cooper To this observation he uttered some gibberish, to which I paid no attention, so much was I preoccupied with my own thoughts. The Sharper Detected and Exposed|Jean-Eugne Robert-Houdin
British Dictionary definitions for gibberish
nounrapid chatter like that of monkeys incomprehensible talk; nonsense Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to gibberishbabble, drivel, blather, jabber, claptrap, palaver, hocus-pocus, gobbledygook, balderdash, prattle, jargon, chatter, scat, twaddle, double talk, mumbo jumbo, yammer, blah-blah |