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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


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]

  1. n.
    mindless chatter. : I've heard enough of your jabber.
  2. in.
    to chatter. : Come over and we'll jabber about things over coffee.
  3. 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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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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)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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