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

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

noun

rapid, indistinct, or nonsensical talk; gibberish.

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Origin:
1490–1500; apparently imitative; compare gibber, gab¹

Related forms

jab·ber·er, noun

jab·ber·ing·ly, adverb

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jabber (ˈdʒæbə)

—vb
1.	to speak or say rapidly, incoherently, and without making sense; chatter

—n
2.	such talk

[C15: of imitative origin; compare gibber¹]

'jabberer

—n

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Word Origin & History

jabber

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

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jabber definition

[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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Computing Dictionary

jabber definition

networking
When a network node transmits a packet longer than the maximum permissible length, usually due to a fault condition.
(1996-05-10)

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