Jabber

[jab-er] /ˈdʒæb ər/

verb (used with or without object)
1.
to talk or utter rapidly, indistinctly, incoherently, or nonsensically; chatter.
noun
2.
rapid, indistinct, or nonsensical talk; gibberish.
/ˈdʒæbə/
verb
1.
to speak or say rapidly, incoherently, and without making sense; chatter
noun
2.
such talk
v.

1650s, spelling variant of Middle English jablen (c.1400), also javeren, jaberen, probably ultimately echoic. Related: Jabbered; jabbering. The noun is 1727, from the verb.

noun

A hypodermic needle (1915+ Narcotics)

verb

To talk incessantly; chatter on (1499+)

Related Terms

jibber-jabber

networking
When a network node transmits a packet longer than the maximum permissible length, usually due to a fault condition.
(1996-05-10)

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