jabber

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jab⋅ber

[jab-er]

–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)

1.	to talk or utter rapidly, indistinctly, incoherently, or nonsensically; chatter.

–noun

2.	rapid, indistinct, or nonsensical talk; gibberish.

Origin:
1490–1500; appar. imit.; cf. gibber, gab ¹

Related forms:

jab⋅ber⋅er, noun

jab⋅ber⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

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jab·ber (jāb'ər)

v.   jab·bered, jab·ber·ing, jab·bers

v.   intr.
To talk rapidly, unintelligibly, or idly.
v.   tr.
To utter rapidly or unintelligibly.
n.  Rapid or babbling talk.

[Middle English javeren, of imitative origin.]
jab'ber·er n.

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Slang Dictionary

jabber [ˈdʒæbɚ]

n.
mindless chatter. : I've heard enough of your jabber.
in.
to chatter. : Come over and we'll jabber about things over coffee.
n.
a drug addict who injects drugs. (Drugs.) : These scars show that the victim was a jabber.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

jabber (v.)

c.1440, jablen, javeren, jaberen, probably echoic.

Computing Dictionary

jabber networking
An event that occurs when a device on a network using the LAT protocol continues to broadcast its availability even though its availability status is known by the network.
(1996-05-10)

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