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Definition of gibberish
: unintelligible or meaningless language:a : a technical or esoteric (see esoteric 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
Recent Examples of gibberish from the Web
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Within the first few minutes of Despicable Me 3, a few of the ubiquitous yellow, gibberish-spouting Minions maneuver an underwater vehicle past a host of sea creatures to catch up with their boss, Steve Carell’s Gru.
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Most of Trump’s claims were gibberish, but his actions—propping up fossil fuel development with little regard for the climate or environment, or facts in general—are very real.
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The Minions — the yellow, goggled, gibberish-spouting underlings who were popular enough to earn their own film in 2015 — take up a lot of screen time here without adding to the actual plot.
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When your thoughts start to dissolve into a slurry of gibberish?
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For more cultured gibberish, Anthony Hopkins is on hand in an on-screen narrator role.
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Camerota then went on to spell the gibberish the way Trump wrote it a few days ago — then joked about its origin.
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Because of this, passwords often end up looking like gibberish, like: (&cR=x?fae~c[R5GAs3AN4?.
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The preceding two paragraphs probably read like gibberish to Ruth Faalele, who flew with her family from Melbourne to Auckland to Houston and then to Tampa before driving to Bradenton.
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Origin and Etymology of gibberish
probably from gibber
GIBBERISH Defined for English Language Learners
gibberish
playDefinition of gibberish for English Language Learners
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: foolish, confused, or meaningless words
GIBBERISH Defined for Kids
gibberish
playDefinition of gibberish for Students
: confused meaningless talk
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