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gibberish

noun
gib·​ber·​ish | \ ˈji-b(É™-)rish How to pronounce gibberish (audio) , ˈgi- How to pronounce gibberish (audio) \

Definition of gibberish

: unintelligible or meaningless language:
a : a technical or esoteric (see esoteric sense 1) language The doctors spoke to one another in their medical gibberish that I was unable to follow.
b : pretentious or needlessly obscure language The substance of the philosopher'swork is buried in polysyllabic gibberish.

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Examples of gibberish in a Sentence

She was talking gibberish in her sleep. was so excited he could only talk gibberish

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Another offered photographic proof that her edition was near gibberish. David Streitfeld, New York Times, "Paging Big Brother: In Amazon’s Bookstore, Orwell Gets a Rewrite," 19 Aug. 2019 But these tropes touch a raw nerve among Asian-Americans, the same way speaking in a mock accent or using gibberish to mimic Chinese speakers is troublesome. Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com, "Herald’s ‘Wok Tall’ front page is no laughing matter for Asian-Americans," 1 Aug. 2019 Without it, the CM was effectively transmitting gibberish. Eric Berger & Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, "The Greatest Leap, part 5: Saving the crew of Apollo 13," 20 July 2019 The president’s remarks on the subject barely rise above the level of gibberish. Casey Newton, The Verge, "The White House social media summit was full of hypocrisy — and comedy," 12 July 2019 Is reciting what amounts to gibberish honoring a tribe? Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, "Opinion: Chief Wahoo missing from Cleveland's All-Star Game, but mascot issue endures," 7 July 2019 Travel insurance policies are written in gibberish. Washington Post, "Read the fine print before you travel," 3 July 2019 Last week, a video of a dad DJ Pryor having an animated conversation with this 19-month-old son—who can only speak in baby gibberish—got more than 57 million views on Facebook, and landed Pryor on Good Morning America. Emily Dreyfuss, WIRED, "In Praise of Dadfluencers," 16 June 2019 The computers were able to whip through hundreds of pages in minutes, but the result was gibberish. Timothy Williams, New York Times, "With Most States Under One Party’s Control, America Grows More Divided," 11 June 2019

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First Known Use of gibberish

circa 1554, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for gibberish

probably from gibber

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More Definitions for gibberish

gibberish

noun

English Language Learners Definition of gibberish

: foolish, confused, or meaningless words

gibberish

noun
gib·​ber·​ish | \ ˈji-bÉ™-rish How to pronounce gibberish (audio) \

Kids Definition of gibberish

: confused meaningless talk

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