Gibberish

Pronunciation: /ˈdʒɪbərɪʃ/

Definitions of gibberish

noun speech or writing that is meaningless or unintelligible

Example Sentences

A1 The baby babbled gibberish as she played with her toys.

A2 When the speaker's microphone malfunctioned, all the audience heard was gibberish.

B1 The foreign language sounded like gibberish to me, but I tried my best to understand.

B2 The hacker's code was filled with gibberish to throw off anyone trying to decrypt it.

C1 The professor's lecture was so advanced that it sounded like gibberish to most of the students.

C2 The artist's abstract painting was described by some critics as visual gibberish.

Examples of gibberish in a Sentence

formal The document was filled with gibberish, making it difficult to decipher.

informal I couldn't understand a word he was saying, it was all gibberish to me.

slang Stop talking gibberish, just tell me what you mean!

figurative Her mind was a jumble of gibberish after a long day of work.

Grammatical Forms of gibberish

• past tense: gibberished
• plural: gibberishes
• comparative: more gibberish
• superlative: most gibberish
• present tense: gibberishes
• future tense: will gibberish
• perfect tense: has gibberished
• continuous tense: is gibberishing
• singular: gibberish
• positive degree: gibberish
• infinitive: to gibberish
• gerund: gibberishing
• participle: gibberished

Origin and Evolution of gibberish

First Known Use: 0016 year

Language of Origin: Middle English

Story behind the word: The word 'gibberish' is believed to have originated from the Middle English word 'gibberissh' which was used to describe rapid and incoherent speech.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the term 'gibberish' has come to refer to nonsensical or unintelligible language, diverging from its original meaning of rapid speech. It is commonly used today to describe incomprehensible or meaningless talk or writing.