- rapid chatter like that of monkeys
- incomprehensible talk; nonsense
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
gib•ber•ish /ˈdʒɪbərɪʃ, ˈgɪb-/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- meaningless or unintelligible talk or writing;
nonsense. - talk or writing containing many obscure or technical words:a speech full of gibberish about the budget.
gib•ber•ish
(jib′ər ish, gib′-),USA pronunciation n.
- meaningless or unintelligible talk or writing.
- talk or writing containing many obscure, pretentious, or technical words.
- apparently gibber + -ish1, on the model of language names so formed 1545–55
- 1. . nonsense, foolishness, babble, gabble, drivel, gobbledegook.
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gibberish /ˈdʒɪbərɪʃ/ n
'gibberish' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
abracadabra
- double Dutch
- double talk
- gibber
- jargon
- Choctaw
- gobbledegook
- jabber
- Jabberwocky