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gibberish

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++gib·ber·ish /ˈdʒɪbərɪʃ/ noun [uncountable]  UNTRUEsomething you write or say that has no meaning, or is very difficult to understand 胡话,令人费解的话 SYN nonsense You’re talking gibberish! 你在胡扯!
Examples from the Corpus
gibberishThis manual is written in computer gibberish.The two men stare at her, uncomprehending, rendered docile by her gibberish.It was obviously a subject she barely grasped, because her report was, to put it kindly, gibberish.Or would it sound like gibberish?It is all so much gibberish.They used so many complicated words, it was as if they were communicating in their own private gibberish.Much of the talk about integrating international issues into the curriculum is public relations gibberish.While we walked there, the kid just followed, talking gibberish.talking gibberishWhile we walked there, the kid just followed, talking gibberish.Up and down she goes, talking gibberish.At times I went almost mad, talking gibberish, pulling faces, and singing in mock Latin.
Origin gibberish (1500-1600) Probably from gibber
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gibberish
gibberish /ˈdʒɪbərɪʃ/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Origin: Probably from gibber
something you write or say that has no meaning, or is very difficult to understand
   SYN  nonsense:
    You’re talking gibberish!


gib·ber·ishBrE /ˈdʒɪbərɪʃ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdʒɪbərɪʃ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (informal) words that have no meaning or are impossible to understand 莫名其妙的话;胡话;令人费解的话 SYN nonsense You were talking gibberish in your sleep. 你在睡梦里讲着呓语。🔊🔊