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Gibberish

Rapid and inarticulate talk; unintelligible language; unmeaning words; jargon.

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Narrower term 9

Abracadabra 76% connected

A mystical word or collocation of letters written as in the figure. Worn on an amulet it was supposed to ward off fever. At present the word is used…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Babble 76% connected

To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds; as a child babbles.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Babbling 76% connected

of Babble

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Blatherskite 76% connected

A blustering, talkative fellow.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Gabble 76% connected

To talk fast, or to talk without meaning; to prate; to jabber.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Jabber 76% connected

To talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly; to utter gibberish or nonsense; to chatter.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Jabbering 76% connected

of Jabber

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Lallation 76% connected

An imperfect enunciation of the letter r, in which it sounds like l.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Mumbo Jumbo 76% connected

An object of superstitious homage and fear.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Bunk 76% connected

A wooden case or box, which serves for a seat in the daytime and for a bed at night.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Nonsense 76% connected

That which is not sense, or has no sense; words, or language, which have no meaning, or which convey no intelligible ideas; absurdity.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Gibber 74% connected

A balky horse.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Gibber 74% connected

A balky horse.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Gibber 92% connected

A balky horse.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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