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
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The sphere is just idling there, seemingly harmless aside from ambient gibberish emanating from its surface.
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Origin and Etymology of gibberish
probably from gibber
First Known Use: circa 1554
GIBBERISH Defined for English Language Learners
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: foolish, confused, or meaningless words
GIBBERISH Defined for Kids
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: confused meaningless talk
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