gibberish

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gib·ber·ish | \ ˈji-b(ə-)rish

, ˈgi-

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's work is buried in polysyllabic gibberish.

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

Recent Examples on the Web Between the lackluster story, the annoying gibberish that passes as character dialogue and all the tedious gameplay, Biomutant really feels like an unfinished product. — Erik Kain, Forbes, 4 June 2021 Nichols does an improvisation of Thomas Mann’s The Magic Mountain in gibberish. — Rachel Shteir, The New Republic, 19 May 2021 The New Yorker's door was locked, but the group camped out, rattling the letter slots, scribbling nasty messages in a reception book and spewing hateful gibberish to their viewers. — Gregory Krieg, CNN, 15 May 2021 Strategies are often communicated or articulated using conceptual corporate gibberish that employees find difficult to understand. — London Business School, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2021 For a non-Marvel viewer, a lot of these elements probably sound like gibberish—and indeed, such theory-driving scenes made the finale (already a longer-than-usual episode) feel a tad overstuffed. — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2021 If this sounds like a bit like gibberish to you, that’s okay. — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 5 Mar. 2021 The gibberish set the Twitterverse afire with speculation. — Aamer Madhani And Jill Colvin, Chron, 9 Jan. 2021 The series provides a platform for junk science, gibberish, and unproven health claims from snake-oil-salesmen guests. — Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 26 Dec. 2020

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