gibberish

  • 121jabber — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. gibberish, babble, blather, nonsense, jabberwocky; prattle, talk, gossip, chatter. v. i. talk, rattle on, prattle, chatter, gibber, gabble. See unmeaningness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. gibber, chatter,… …

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  • 122gobbledygook — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. gibberish, jargon, cant, *officialese, claptrap, legalese, nonsense, *bunk, *rot, *bafflegab. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) also gobbledegook noun Unintelligible or nonsensical talk or language: abracadabra, double… …

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  • 123double talk — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Unintelligible or foolish talk: babble, blather, blatherskite, gabble, gibberish, jabber, jabberwocky, jargon, nonsense, prate, prattle, twaddle. See WORDS. 2. Unintelligible or nonsensical talk or language:… …

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  • 124jabberwocky — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Unintelligible or nonsensical talk or language: abracadabra, double talk, gibberish, gobbledygook, mumbo jumbo. See CLEAR, WORDS. 2. Unintelligible or foolish talk: babble, blather, blatherskite, double talk, gabble …

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  • 125gibber — (v.) c.1600, probably a back formation from GIBBERISH (Cf. gibberish). Related: Gibbered; gibbering …

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  • 126gibber — v 1. babble, prate, tattle, twaddle, Brit. twattle; patter, gabble, blather, drivel, Sl. gibber jabber, jargon; mutter, mumble, splutter, sputter, stammer. 2. chatter, jabber, prattle, cackle, speak foolishly; chit chat, chitter chatter, chaffer …

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  • 127babbling — noun gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby • Syn: ↑babble, ↑lallation • Derivationally related forms: ↑babble, ↑babble (for: ↑babble) • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 128double Dutch — noun 1. an incomprehensible talk • Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great …

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