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.
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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Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
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—Scott Neuman, NPR, 20 May 2025
Next to Margaret, one of the two angels holds a book of song, once thought to be a hymn by the English composer Walter Frye but now identified as musical gibberish.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
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—Steven J. Horowitz, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
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Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
In 2023, Voyager 1 started sending gibberish from deep space, but that issue was resolved last year.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 20 May 2025
Next to Margaret, one of the two angels holds a book of song, once thought to be a hymn by the English composer Walter Frye but now identified as musical gibberish.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
Furtado, with a similar penchant for stretching out vowels and embracing gibberish, does the same with Elliott here, at times shrill but still compelling.
73.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
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 10 Jun. 2025.
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gibberish
noun
gib·ber·ish
ˈjib-(ə-)rish
ˈgib-
ˈgib-
: confused meaningless talk
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