Hyphenation
gib·ber·ishTurkish pronunciation
gîbırîşSynonyms
gibber,
babble,
balderdash,
blah-blah,
blather,
chatter,
claptrap,
double talk,
drivel,
gobbledygook,
hocus-pocus,
jabber,
jargon,
mumbo jumbo,
palaverPronunciation
/ˈgəbərəsʜ/ /ˈɡɪbɜrɪʃ/
Etymology
() ca. 16th century. Either an onomatopeia, imitating to the sound of chatter, probably influenced by jabber, or derived from the root of the Irish gob (“the mouth”).Mackay, Charles , pp. 183-184, S. Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, 1887