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Noun: jibber-jabber  'ji-bu(r),ja-bu(r)
  1. Foolish gibberish
    "The old man's stories were mostly jibber-jabber, but entertaining nonetheless";
    - blather, blatherskite [N. Amer]
Verb: jibber-jabber  'ji-bu(r),ja-bu(r)
  1. Speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
    "The old man jibber-jabbered on about the weather";
    - chatter, piffle [informal], palaver [informal], prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle [informal], clack [informal], maunder, prattle, blab [informal], gibber, tattle, blabber [informal], gabble, vapour [Brit, Cdn], vapor [US], rabbit [Brit, informal], witter [Brit, informal], twattle [UK, dialect], yatter [Brit, informal], yabber [informal]

Derived forms: jibber-jabbers, jibber-jabbered, jibber-jabbering

Type of: gibber, gibberish, mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize

Encyclopedia: Jibber-jabber