Gibberish
['dʒɪb(ə)rɪʃ] or ['dʒɪbərɪʃ]
Definition
(v. i.) Rapid and inarticulate talk; unintelligible language; unmeaning words; jargon.
(a.) Unmeaning; as, gibberish language.
Checker: Raymond
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Jargon, gabble, jabber, idle talk, empty babble, empty sound.
Typist: Phil
Definition
n. rapid gabbling talk: unmeaning words.—adj. unmeaning.—v.i. Gibb′er to speak senselessly or inarticulately.—n. Gibb′le-gabble gabble.
Checker: Mimi
Examples
- I daresay there's truth in yon Latin book on your shelves; but it's gibberish and not truth to me, unless I know the meaning o' the words. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Mr. Franklin shut up ROBINSON CRUSOE, and floundered into his German-English gibberish on the spot. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- I answered him just as roughly as I did the rest, who jabbered mere gibberish. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Editor: Marilyn