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Webster 1913 Edition


Gibberish

Gib′ber-ish

,
Adj.
Unmeaning;
as,
gibberish
language
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Gibberish

GIB'BERISH

,
Noun.
[from gibber.] Rapid and inarticulate talk; unintelligible language; unmeaning words.

GIB'BERISH

,
Adj.
Unmeaning, as words.

Definition 2024


gibberish

gibberish

English

Noun

gibberish (usually uncountable, plural gibberishes)

  1. Speech or writing that is unintelligible, incoherent or meaningless.
    • Hawthorne
      Such gibberish as children may be heard amusing themselves with.
  2. Needlessly obscure or overly technical language.

Synonyms

  • gibber
  • See also Wikisaurus:nonsense

See also

Translations

Adjective

gibberish (comparative more gibberish, superlative most gibberish)

  1. unintelligible, incoherent or meaningless

References

  1. Mackay, Charles A Glossary of Obscure Words and Phrases in the Writings of Shakespeare and His Contemporaries, pp. 183-184, S. Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, 1887