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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Examples of gibberish in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web The animated comedy, a spinoff from the Despicable Me franchise, stars a gaggle of banana-yellow, gibberish-spouting rascals who assist an antihero — known for his steeple hand gestures — in his mischievous plans. — Amy Cheng, Washington Post, 6 July 2022 Humans aren’t meant to write automatic-content gibberish. — Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 15 Feb. 2022 These references, and the relentless assault of ‘70s needle drops, are fun, to a point, but the movie itself is 87 minutes of pure chaos, a hallucinatory, cacophonous fever dream of nonsensical subplots and Minion gibberish. — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2022 With that, the beautiful bird jumped off the low branch and walked off into an alder patch, tired of my gibberish. — Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Mar. 2022 As McCartney strums and murmurs gibberish, a melody begins to form. — Travis M. Andrews, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Dec. 2021 As McCartney strums and murmurs gibberish, a melody begins to form. — Travis M. Andrews, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Dec. 2021 Speaking gibberish came with some distinct advantages. — Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2022 In the end, as noted, Bush turned the duties test into highly manipulable gibberish. — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 2 Feb. 2022 See More

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