Definition
Rapid, confused, and unintelligible speech; to speak rapidly and confusingly.
Etymology
A rhyming reduplication combining 'gibble' (gibberish) and 'gabble' (rapid unclear speech). Similar to other English reduplicative compounds like 'mumbojumbo' or 'hullabaloo,' it likely emerged in 17th-18th century colloquial speech.
Kelly Says
Reduplicative words like 'gibblegabble' are pure sound-poetry—English speakers created them just because they sounded like what they meant, and many (like 'wigwam,' 'zig-zag,' and 'helter-skelter') became permanent English words through sheer onomatopoetic charm!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንዳንዴ ነገር
an-da-an-de ne-ger
ARالعربية
تحدث بلا معنى
ta-had-da bi-la ma-an-i
BNবাংলা
অর্থহীন কথা
or-tho-heen ko-tha
CACatalà
parlar sense sentit
par-lar sen-se sen-tit
DADansk
sløseri med ord
sloe-re-e med ord
DEDeutsch
Unsinn reden
un-sin re-den
ELΕλληνικά
μωρικά
mo-ri-ka
ESEspañol
hablar sin sentido
a-blar sin sen-ti-do
FAفارسی
گپ و گفت بی معنی
gap o goft bi-ma-ni
FISuomi
turhaa puhetta
tu-r-haa pu-he-tta
FRFrançais
bavarder sans but
ba-va-r-der san but
GUGU
અર્થહીન વાત
ar-th-heen va-at
HEעברית
בלי משמעות
be-li mis-ma-ut
HIहिन्दी
बेतुका बातें
be-tu-ka ba-ten
HUMagyar
beszédeskedés
bes-ze-des-ke-des
IDBahasa Indonesia
berbicara tanpa arti
ber-bi-cara tan-pa ar-ti
IGIG
okwu-okwu
ok-wu-ok-wu
ITItaliano
parlare senza senso
pa-ra-re sen-za sen-so
JA日本語
意味のない話し
i-mi no nai han-ashi
KKKK
мағынасы жоқ сөйлем
ma-gy-na-sy joq so-y-lem
KMKM
និយាយដោយគ្មានន័យ
ni-ya-y do-y k-ma-an-na-y
KO한국어
의미 없는 수다
ui-mi eon-neun su-da
MRMR
अर्थहीन बोलणे
ar-th-heen bo-la-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
bercakap tanpa makna
ber-ca-kap tan-pa mak-na
MYမြန်မာ
အဓိပ္ပာယ်မရှိသောစကား
a-dhi-pa-a-mei ma-yar-shi-tho ska-war
NLNederlands
onzin praten
on-zin pra-ten
NONorsk
sløseri med ord
sloe-re-e med ord
PAPA
ਅਰਥਹੀਣ ਗੱਲ
ar-th-heen gal
PTPortuguês
falar besteira
fa-lar bes-tei-ra
RORomână
vorbire fără sens
vor-bi-re fa-ra sen-s
SVSvenska
slöseri med ord
sloe-re-e med ord
SWKiswahili
kuzungumza bila maana
ku-zun-gum-za bi-la ma-a-na
TAதமிழ்
மதிப்பற்ற பேச்சு
ma-thi-ppa-rat pe-chu
TEతెలుగు
అర్థం లేని మాటలు
ar-tham la-ni ma-ta-lu
THไทย
พูดจาไร้สาระ
poot ja rai-sa-ra
TLTL
walang-wala
wa-lang-wa-la
TRTürkçe
anlamsız konuşma
an-lams-iz kon-u-sh-ma
UKУкраїнська
брехня
bre-hnya
URاردو
بی معنی بات
bi-ma-ni ba-t
VITiếng Việt
nói lung tung
noi lung tung
YOYO
sọ̀rọ̀ àti ìgbàgbọ̀
so-ro ati ig-ba-gbo
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-ku-thu-la