gibberish

noun

gib·​ber·​ish ˈji-brish  ˈji-bə-rish 

ˈgi-

: 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.

Synonyms of gibberish

• nonsense
• babble
• prattle
• gabble
• jabber
• chatter
• gibber

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

Dozens of countries’ names were misspelled or written in pure gibberish. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

Dozens of other countries' names were misspelled or written in pure gibberish. — ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026

On the other end, replacing words with completely unrelated gibberish could lead to easier detection (and potentially circumvention) by a smart scraping filter. — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026

Once talkies came into play, though, the Minions — who can only communicate with each other in nonsensical gibberish — quickly find themselves out of work. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

probably from gibber

First Known Use

circa 1554, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

gibberish

noun

gib·​ber·​ish ˈjib-(ə-)rish  ˈgib- 

: confused meaningless talk