gibberish

noun

ˈji-brish How to pronounce gibberish (audio)
Definition of gibberishnext
1
as in nonsense
unintelligible or meaningless talk was so excited he could only talk gibberish

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2
as in gobbledegook
language marked by abstractions, jargon, euphemisms, and circumlocutions all I got from the doctor's gibberish was that I had a sore throat, which I already knew

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Recent Examples of gibberish The pressure of the moment led Ferrell to spurt out total gibberish in his telling — and his flub was so bad that SNL boss Lorne Michaels paid him a visit backstage. — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2025 Let Us Show You How GPT Works — Using Jane Austen An interactive demonstration of how large language models work, from gibberish to complete sentences. — The Upshot Staff, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2024 Given this strange combination—Iron Guard nostalgia and Russian trolls plus the sort of wellness gibberish more commonly associated with Gwyneth Paltrow—who exactly are the Georgescus? — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025 Bernie spoke gibberish to investors when talking about his strategies. — Richard Behar, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for gibberish
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gibberish
  1. nonsense
  2. gobbledygook
  3. prattle
  4. rhetoric
  5. rigmarole
  6. jabber
  7. chatter
  8. double-talk
Noun
  • But the Dutton nephew is not hearing any of that nonsense.
    — Matt Cabral, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2025
  • The 38-piece capsule captures the show’s sense of kooky nautical nonsense, the lovable yellow sponge’s face crocheted into a pipsqueak-sized tote bag, printed onto swim trunks, and plastered on slingback espadrilles.
    — Violet Goldstone, WWD, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of nonsense
Noun
  • As always, Yellowjackets is full of mind-bending detours, supernatural gobbledygook, and foliage-laden costumes.
    — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Apologies to the Lois Lane stans out there, but Adams is mostly on hand in these movies to deliver stern gobbledygook (something about isotopes?) and stare at Henry Cavill’s cheekbones.
    — Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of gobbledygook
Noun
  • She was getting winded on our walk, and her prattle was broken up by heavy breaths.
    — Joshua Cohen, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
  • The larcenous prattle is, in this sense, a typically Wiig-ian set piece: sunny, strained and flailing for dignity.
    — Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
Definition of prattle
Noun
  • An evaluation of Trump’s past rhetoric and actions and the FCPA’s benefits for American business suggests that foreign corruption enforcement is not going anywhere soon.
    — Robert Anello, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Too often, the concept of second chances consists of hollow rhetoric and hurtful stigma.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of rhetoric
Noun
  • Is there a company that prides itself on an absence of rigmarole?
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 22 July 2024
  • Last season’s nail-biting seven-game battle was famously known as the I-80 series because both teams opted for the approximately 90-minute (depending on traffic) bus ride rather than the rigmarole of a short flight.
    — Joe Rubin, Sacramento Bee, 16 Apr. 2024
Definition of rigmarole
Noun
  • Worse, such jabber crowds out essential coverage of genuine threats to democracy and the visions of the two parties.
    — Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
  • Jacobs-Jenkins renders him as a wry, friendly figure who occasionally takes over the bodies of the other characters to explain what is happening beneath their jabber.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 5 June 2023
Definition of jabber
Noun
  • The combat is usually riddled with party chatter and characters shouting their special moves, which creates a high-energy crescendo of sights and sounds when paired with the excellent battle music.
    — PCMAG, PCMAG, 18 Mar. 2025
  • This set off some table-wide chatter about the most recent World Series, which the Yankees lost to the Dodgers in somewhat humiliating fashion, capped off by a disastrous error-riddled inning that saw a five-run lead evaporate in the decisive Game 5.
    — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of chatter
Noun
  • Driving the news: The statement was published only in English on the Facebook page of the Israeli Prime Minister's Office — potentially another case of double-talk by Netanyahu.
    — Barak Ravid, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
  • The GOP Senate candidate in Arizona, whose brand is a combative, never-back-down MAGA politics, has adopted a position on the issue that is nearly indistinguishable from that of double-talking Democrats.
    — Rich Lowry, National Review, 14 Apr. 2024
Definition of double-talk

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