Gibberish
noun
Speech or writing that is nonsensical and hard to understand.
The man was speaking in gibberish that no one could understand
Often appears as...
- talk in gibberish
- write in gibberish
adjective
Used to describe something that doesn't make sense or is hard to understand.
His work is full of gibberish sentences
Often appears as...
- gibberish sentences
- gibberish writing
noun
Speech or writing that is nonsensical and hard to understand.
The man was speaking in gibberish that no one could understand
Often appears as...
- talk in gibberish
- write in gibberish
adjective
Used to describe something that doesn't make sense or is hard to understand.
His work is full of gibberish sentences
Often appears as...
- gibberish sentences
- gibberish writing
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Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Used when something can't be understood due to lack of context, like a private joke.
They were laughing but to me it was gibberish.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Expression
Can convey frustration or confusion when someone can't articulate their thoughts clearly.
During the heated argument, all I heard was gibberish.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Negative
Sometimes used playfully to describe endearing nonsensical talk, like baby talk.
The toddler's gibberish made everyone smile.
Compare with
babblebalderdashblatherclaptrapdrivelhogwashjabbernonsensepoppycockprattletwaddle
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What does it take to...
seeing it on screen well what about a language though a language never gets more real than when we speak it if it's used in a television show or a film anybody can sit there write down what's said and analyze it to see if it's systematic or if it's just gibberish
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Infinity according to...
each containing the same number of books of the same length, the library of babel is its own universe. It contains every possible variation of text, so there are some profound books, but also countless tomes of complete gibberish.
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Martina Flor: The secret...
making everything look a little more stiff and serious, like in an encyclopedia or old books? Or how would it look, considering this book has so much gibberish, if I combined both universes in a single
Video examples
What does it take to...
seeing it on screen well what about a language though a language never gets more real than when we speak it if it's used in a television show or a film anybody can sit there write down what's said and analyze it to see if it's systematic or if it's just gibberish
Video examples
Infinity according to...
each containing the same number of books of the same length, the library of babel is its own universe. It contains every possible variation of text, so there are some profound books, but also countless tomes of complete gibberish.
Video examples
Martina Flor: The secret...
making everything look a little more stiff and serious, like in an encyclopedia or old books? Or how would it look, considering this book has so much gibberish, if I combined both universes in a single
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Quote examples
Madison Davenport
American Actress
I actually used to make these little plays. I would stand there, and I would act out where I was dying or something. I would make them sit there and watch all my plays. I would be talking in gibberish language, like I was talking in a different language, and my parents would be like, 'Oh that was great!' and I'd be like, 'Wait, it's not done!
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Hannibal Buress
American Comedian
Gibberish rap is - I freestyle all the time, just hangin' out with friends. And sometimes when I'm freestyling, I'll lose my flow, you know, but I'll still wanna - I don't wanna just stop rapping because I lose my flow. So I'll just put in nonsense words till I can bring in regular words again.
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John Niven
Scottish Author
You know that thing where you repeat a word over and over until it just sounds like utter gibberish? That's what doing a day of press on a film is like. Ten interviews in a row, all asking pretty much the same questions until you find yourself giving pretty much the same answers.
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Jean Dujardin
French Actor
For you, it's a silent movie. For us, it's a talking movie because we had lines on set. There's a lot of noise on set and music. We spoke in English, in French, in gibberish, but it was very alive. The challenge was tap dancing.
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Andrew Rosenthal
American Journalist
In many campaigns, one candidate or another is asked to answer for comments he or she made in the past. The answer is usually gibberish - 'That was a long time ago,' or 'I was trying to say something else.
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Rachel Miner
American Actress
I've got many different voices - I have a Southern girl, an Irish girl. I have a gibberish language that you'd have to decipher. I guess I try to never take myself too seriously.
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Kelela
American Musician
That's pretty much how every song of mine works - I start with gibberish and melody and phrasing. I speak it naturally first. And then I think about lyrics that fit into that.
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Keiynan Lonsdale
Australian Actor
I record into my phone as soon as I hear a track. Melody comes first for me, and then my gibberish usually forms into lyrics and a concept from there.
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Matt Groening
American Cartoonist
Oftentimes, what seems to be a street lunatic charging at me spouting gibberish turns out to be a devoted 'Simpsons' fan quoting their favorite line.
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Jonathan Kozol
American Writer
I encourage teachers to speak in their own voices. Don't use the gibberish of the standards writers.
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Madison Davenport
American Actress
I actually used to make these little plays. I would stand there, and I would act out where I was dying or something. I would make them sit there and watch all my plays. I would be talking in gibberish language, like I was talking in a different language, and my parents would be like, 'Oh that was great!' and I'd be like, 'Wait, it's not done!
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Hannibal Buress
American Comedian
Gibberish rap is - I freestyle all the time, just hangin' out with friends. And sometimes when I'm freestyling, I'll lose my flow, you know, but I'll still wanna - I don't wanna just stop rapping because I lose my flow. So I'll just put in nonsense words till I can bring in regular words again.
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John Niven
Scottish Author
You know that thing where you repeat a word over and over until it just sounds like utter gibberish? That's what doing a day of press on a film is like. Ten interviews in a row, all asking pretty much the same questions until you find yourself giving pretty much the same answers.
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Jean Dujardin
French Actor
For you, it's a silent movie. For us, it's a talking movie because we had lines on set. There's a lot of noise on set and music. We spoke in English, in French, in gibberish, but it was very alive. The challenge was tap dancing.
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Andrew Rosenthal
American Journalist
In many campaigns, one candidate or another is asked to answer for comments he or she made in the past. The answer is usually gibberish - 'That was a long time ago,' or 'I was trying to say something else.
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Rachel Miner
American Actress
I've got many different voices - I have a Southern girl, an Irish girl. I have a gibberish language that you'd have to decipher. I guess I try to never take myself too seriously.
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Kelela
American Musician
That's pretty much how every song of mine works - I start with gibberish and melody and phrasing. I speak it naturally first. And then I think about lyrics that fit into that.
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Keiynan Lonsdale
Australian Actor
I record into my phone as soon as I hear a track. Melody comes first for me, and then my gibberish usually forms into lyrics and a concept from there.
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Matt Groening
American Cartoonist
Oftentimes, what seems to be a street lunatic charging at me spouting gibberish turns out to be a devoted 'Simpsons' fan quoting their favorite line.
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Jonathan Kozol
American Writer
I encourage teachers to speak in their own voices. Don't use the gibberish of the standards writers.
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