I. ˈjib(ə)rish, -rēsh also ˈgi- noun
( -es )
Etymology: probably from gibber (I) + -ish
1. : confused, unintelligible, or meaningless speech or language
sounded … like human language but was only such gibberish as children may be heard amusing themselves with — Nathaniel Hawthorne
2.
a. : a strange, barbarous, or outlandish language or dialect
commenced talking in a gibberish of which I understood very little but which he intended for French — George Borrow
b. : a technical or esoteric language used by workers in a particular activity or field of knowledge
surrounded by a trainer, a jockey, and grooms speaking an impenetrable gibberish — A.J.Liebling
3. : pretentious or needlessly obscure speech or language
deliberately confecting … gibberish on the theory that the less the yokels understand, the more they will be impressed — C.J.Rolo
II. adjective
archaic : lacking intelligibility or meaning