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noun
Gibberish, unintelligible speech.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A stone or rock, of chalcedony or similar mineral, found strewn over arid regions of inland Australia; a gibber stone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia
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noun
Any small rock or stone, especially one used for throwing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, colloquial
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noun
A large boulder or rocky outcrop; also, an overhanging rock formation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, obsolete
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noun
A balky horse.
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verb
To jabber, talk rapidly and unintelligibly or incoherently.
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noun
unintelligible talking
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: gibberish
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Broader terms: nonsense, bunk, nonsensicality, meaninglessness, hokum
Narrower terms: abracadabra, babble, babbling, lallation, blather, blatherskite, double Dutch, double talk, jabber, jabbering, gabble, mumbo jumbo
verb
chatter inarticulately; of monkeys
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: utter, emit, let out, let loose
verb
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, tattle, blabber, gabble
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Broader terms: talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
Narrower terms: babble, blather, smatter, blether, blither
History
Uncertain; usually regarded as a back-formation from gibberish (see gibberish for more).
From Dharug giba.
Etymology tree English gib Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English gibber From gib + -er.
Across languages
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