gibberish
1Gibberish — is a generic term in English for talking that sounds like speech, but has no actual meaning. This meaning has also been extended to meaningless text or gobbledygook. The common theme in gibberish statements is a lack of literal sense, which can… …
2gibberish — gibberish, mummery, hocus pocus, abracadabra are comparable as terms of contempt applied to something which is in itself unintelligible or meaningless to the person concerned. They are often used interchangeably but are not true synonyms.… …
3gibberish — gib ber*ish (j[i^]b b[ e]r*[i^]sh or g[i^]b b[ e]r*[i^]sh), n. [From {Gibber}, v. i.] 1. Rapid and inarticulate talk; unintelligible language; unmeaning words. [1913 Webster] He, like a gypsy, oftentimes would go; All kinds of gibberish he had… …
4Gibberish — Gib ber*ish, a. Unmeaning; as, gibberish language. [1913 Webster] …
5gibberish — index jargon (unintelligible language) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
6gibberish — 1550s, imitative of the sound of chatter, probably influenced by JABBER (Cf. jabber). Used early 17c. of the language of rogues and gypsies …
7gibberish — [n] nonsense talk babble, balderdash*, blah blah*, blather, chatter, claptrap*, double talk*, drivel, gobbledygook*, hocuspocus*, jabber*, jargon, mumbo jumbo*, palaver*, prattle, scat*, twaddle*, yammer*; concept 278 Ant. sense …
8gibberish — ► NOUN ▪ unintelligible or meaningless speech or writing; nonsense …
9gibberish — [jib′ər ish] n. [< GIBBER] rapid and incoherent talk; unintelligible chatter; jargon …
10gibberish — [[t]ʤɪ̱bərɪʃ[/t]] N UNCOUNT If you describe someone s words or ideas as gibberish, you mean that they do not make any sense. When he was talking to a girl he could hardly speak, and when he did speak he talked gibberish. Syn: nonsense …
