gibberish

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

ca. 16th century. Either an onomatopeia, imitating to the sound of chatter, probably influenced by jabber, or derived from the root of the Irish gob (the mouth).[1]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (UK) IPA: /ˈdʒɪb.ɜː(ɹ).ɪʃ/, X-SAMPA: /"dZIb.3:(r\).IS/
  • (US) IPA: /ˈdʒɪb.ə.ɹɪʃ/, X-SAMPA: /"dZIb.@.r\IS/

Noun [edit]

gibberish (usually uncountable; plural gibberishes)

  1. speech or writing that is unintelligible, incoherent or meaningless
  2. needlessly obscure or overly technical language

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Adjective [edit]

gibberish (comparative more gibberish, superlative most gibberish)

  1. unintelligible, incoherent or meaningless

References [edit]

  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