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noun
1.
meaningless or unintelligible talk or writing.
2.
talk or writing containing many obscure, pretentious, or technical words.
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Gibberish
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
Example Sentences
- The problem with this is that, at the level of actual programmes, it probably results in gibberish.
- And the text describing the full-time president's mandate was pared down into gibberish.
- It would seem cruel and unusual to make one student read another student's gibberish out loud, for everyone involved.
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Word Origin & History
gibberish
c.1554, imitative of the sound of chatter, probably influenced by jabber. Used early 17c. of the language of rogues and gypsies.
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