gib|ber|ish

gib|ber|ish
gib|ber|ish «JIHB uhr ihsh, GIHB-», noun.
senseless chatter; confused, meaningless talk or writing; jargon. SYNONYM(S): gabble, jabber.
[probably < gibber]

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  • gib·ber·ish — /ˈʤıbərıʃ/ noun [noncount] : foolish, confused, or meaningless words His lecture seemed like nothing but gibberish. [=nonsense] She was talking gibberish in her sleep …   Useful english dictionary

  • ish — ish·er·wood; ish·kash·mi; ish·kyl·dite; ish·ma·el; ish·ma·el·ite; ish·ma·el·it·ish; ish·ma·el·it·ish; is·land·ish; ivory tower·ish; jad·ish; jew·ish·ness; jin·go·ish; kent·ish; kent·ish·man; kick·ish; kit·ten·ish; knav·ish; knav·ish·ly;… …   English syllables

  • ber — cy·ber; cy·ber·cafe; cy·ber·citizen; cy·ber·culture; cy·ber·nat·ed; cy·ber·na·tion; cy·ber·naut; cy·ber·porn; cy·ber·punk; cy·ber·sex; cy·ber·space; cy·ber·speak; cy·ber·surfer; fi·ber·scope; lib·ber; ok·to·ber·fest; sa·ber·met·rics; zeit·ge·ber; …   English syllables

  • gib — flib·ber·ti·gib·bet; gib·ber·el·la; gib·ber·el·lic; gib·ber·el·lin; gib·ble gab·ble; gib·bles; gib·bon; gib·bon·oid; gib·bose; gib·bos·i·ty; gib·bous; gib·bus; gib·e·on·ite; gib·er; gib; gib·ing·ly; gib·leh; gib·let; gib·son; gib·ber;… …   English syllables

  • gibberish — gib·ber·ish …   English syllables

  • gibberish — gib•ber•ish [[t]ˈdʒɪb ər ɪʃ, ˈgɪb [/t]] n. 1) meaningless or unintelligible talk or writing; nonsense 2) talk or writing containing many obscure, pretentious, or technical words • Etymology: 1545–55; appar. gibber+ ish I …   From formal English to slang

  • gibberish — gib|ber|ish [ˈdʒıbərıʃ] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from gibber] something you write or say that has no meaning, or is very difficult to understand = ↑nonsense ▪ You re talking gibberish ! …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • gibberish — gib|ber|ish [ dʒıbərıʃ ] noun uncount INFORMAL nonsense …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Gibberish — Gib ber*ish, a. Unmeaning; as, gibberish language. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gibberish — gib ber*ish (j[i^]b b[ e]r*[i^]sh or g[i^]b b[ e]r*[i^]sh), n. [From {Gibber}, v. i.] 1. Rapid and inarticulate talk; unintelligible language; unmeaning words. [1913 Webster] He, like a gypsy, oftentimes would go; All kinds of gibberish he had… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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