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.
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Examples of gibberish in a Sentence
She was talking gibberish in her sleep.
was so excited he could only talk gibberish
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In addition to all that work, Coffin voices the demented gibberish spewed by the Minions, the bright yellow creatures who work alongside Gru.
Renaud, who co-helmed the fourth installment with Patrick Delage, says that the French influence was also there from the start.
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Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 July 2024
For example, at one point the voice suddenly sped up and spewed gibberish.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2024
But what commentators and viewers have missed is the tiny nugget of actual fact nestled within Trump’s 374 words of absolute gibberish.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
Sometimes, this leads to AI hallucinations that make the responses kind of gibberish.
—Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 16 Aug. 2024
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Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 July 2024
For example, at one point the voice suddenly sped up and spewed gibberish.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2024
But what commentators and viewers have missed is the tiny nugget of actual fact nestled within Trump’s 374 words of absolute gibberish.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
Sometimes, this leads to AI hallucinations that make the responses kind of gibberish.
—Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 16 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for gibberish
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“Gibberish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gibberish. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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gibberish
noun
gib·ber·ish
ˈjib-(ə-)rish
ˈgib-
ˈgib-
: confused meaningless talk
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