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Gibberish

//ˈd͡ʒɪ.bə.ɹɪʃ// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    unintelligible, incoherent or meaningless
Noun
  1. 1
    Speech or writing that is unintelligible, incoherent or meaningless. uncountable, usually

    "Such gibberish as children may be heard amusing themselves with."

  2. 2
    unintelligible talking wordnet
  3. 3
    Needlessly obscure or overly technical language. uncountable, usually
  4. 4
    A language game, comparable to pig Latin, in which one inserts a nonsense syllable before the first vowel in each syllable of a word. uncountable, usually

Etymology

Etymology 1

First attested mid-16th century. Origin obscure. Possibly from *gibber, of onomatopoeic origin imitating to the sound of chatter, possibly from or influenced by jabber, + -ish denoting the name of a language (compare English, Finnish, Spanish, etc.). The verb gibber, first attested circa 1600, is usually regarded as a back-formation from gibberish.

Etymology 2

First attested mid-16th century. Origin obscure. Possibly from *gibber, of onomatopoeic origin imitating to the sound of chatter, possibly from or influenced by jabber, + -ish denoting the name of a language (compare English, Finnish, Spanish, etc.). The verb gibber, first attested circa 1600, is usually regarded as a back-formation from gibberish.

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