gibberish
noun
gib·ber·ish
ˈji-brish 
ˈji-bə-rish
ˈji-bə-rish
ˈgi-
: unintelligible or meaningless language:
a
: a technical or esoteric (see esoteric sense 1) language
The doctors spoke to one another in their medical gibberish that I was unable to follow.
b
: pretentious or needlessly obscure language
The substance of the philosopher's work is buried in polysyllabic gibberish.
Synonyms
Examples of gibberish in a Sentence
She was talking gibberish in her sleep.
was so excited he could only talk gibberish
Recent Examples on the Web
But in November, Voyager 1 started sending gibberish.
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Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2024
With the emergence of generative AI, however, fraudsters may be able to outsmart the tools put in place to keep them at bay, solving problems like trap questions and eliminating giveaways like repeat answers and gibberish.
—Kaleigh Rogers, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2024
Instead of translating, the AI Pin spewed gibberish back at me.
—Victoria Song, The Verge, 18 Apr. 2024
Stephen Colbert had a field day mocking Donald Trump's weekend rally in Pennsylvania, where the latter appeared to ramble gibberish and stumble over words during a speech in Schnecksville.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
In December 2023, Voyager 1 started speaking gibberish again.
—Passant Rabie, Quartz, 8 Mar. 2024
Videos of the performance posted on social media appear to show King speaking gibberish and making up lyrics to Parton’s song.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 25 Jan. 2024
To the layperson, an advertising ID is a string of gibberish, something like bdca712j-fb3c-33ad-2324-0794d394m912.
—Byron Tau, WIRED, 27 Feb. 2024
The bug then led to the odd gibberish being produced.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2024
With the emergence of generative AI, however, fraudsters may be able to outsmart the tools put in place to keep them at bay, solving problems like trap questions and eliminating giveaways like repeat answers and gibberish.
—Kaleigh Rogers, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2024
Instead of translating, the AI Pin spewed gibberish back at me.
—Victoria Song, The Verge, 18 Apr. 2024
Stephen Colbert had a field day mocking Donald Trump's weekend rally in Pennsylvania, where the latter appeared to ramble gibberish and stumble over words during a speech in Schnecksville.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
In December 2023, Voyager 1 started speaking gibberish again.
—Passant Rabie, Quartz, 8 Mar. 2024
Videos of the performance posted on social media appear to show King speaking gibberish and making up lyrics to Parton’s song.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 25 Jan. 2024
To the layperson, an advertising ID is a string of gibberish, something like bdca712j-fb3c-33ad-2324-0794d394m912.
—Byron Tau, WIRED, 27 Feb. 2024
The bug then led to the odd gibberish being produced.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
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“Gibberish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gibberish. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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gibberish
noun
gib·ber·ish
ˈjib-(ə-)rish
ˈgib-
ˈgib-
: confused meaningless talk
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