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Gibber

//ˈd͡ʒɪbə(ɹ)// noun, verb, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    Gibberish, unintelligible speech. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A stone or rock, of chalcedony or similar mineral, found strewn over arid regions of inland Australia; a gibber stone. Australia
  3. 3
    A balky horse.

    "1831-1850, William Youatt, On the Structure and the Diseases of the Horse A hasty and passionate breaker will often make a really goodtempered young horse an inveterate gibber"

  4. 4
    unintelligible talking wordnet
  5. 5
    Any small rock or stone, especially one used for throwing. Australia, colloquial

    "“Well, all I can say is that if yer don't take yer dial outer the road I'll bloomin' well take an' bounce a gibber off yer crust.”"

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  1. 6
    A large boulder or rocky outcrop; also, an overhanging rock formation. Australia, obsolete
Verb
  1. 1
    To jabber, talk rapidly and unintelligibly or incoherently.

    "A little ere the mightiest Julius fell, / The graves stood tenantless and the sheeted dead / Did squeak and gibber in the Roman streets – […]"

  2. 2
    chatter inarticulately; of monkeys wordnet
  3. 3
    speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Uncertain; usually regarded as a back-formation from gibberish (see gibberish for more).

Etymology 2

Uncertain; usually regarded as a back-formation from gibberish (see gibberish for more).

Etymology 3

From Dharug giba.

Etymology 4

From gib + -er.

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