jibber-jabber

noun
/ˈdʒɪbə(ɹ)ˌdʒæbə(ɹ)/

Etymology

A reduplicative form of jabber.

Definitions

  1. Excessive or meaningless talk.

    • And I would ask counsel to check his sense of humor at the door. My courtroom is a temple of decorum, and I do not tolerate jibber-jabber.
  2. To talk excessively or meaninglessly.

    • Is my mind goin' on me or am I watching you jibber-jabber like some sort of jibberty box. Jibber-jabber on! Jibber-jabber on!

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for jibber-jabber. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA