charabia — meaning in English
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English meaning
- babble verb To talk quickly and continuously in a way that is unclear, meaningless, or hard to follow.
- claptrap noun Talk or writing that sounds impressive but is actually empty or nonsensical.
- gibberish noun Speech or writing that makes no sense or is impossible to understand.
- gobbledygook noun Nonsense; meaningless or encrypted language.
- jargon noun Specialized vocabulary used by people in a particular profession or field, often hard for outsiders to follow.
- macaronic adj Jumbled, mixed.
- rigmarole noun A long and complicated formal procedure.
Senses
charabia is used for these senses in English:
- babble Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.
- bureaucratese (informal, pejorative) A style of language, used by bureaucrats, that involves jargon or euphemism to the detriment of broader understanding.
- claptrap Empty verbiage or nonsense. [from early 19th c.]
- double Dutch Incomprehensible language or speech.
- gibberish Speech or writing that is unintelligible, incoherent or meaningless.
- gobbledygook (informal) Nonsense; meaningless or encrypted language.
- jargon (uncountable) Speech or language that is incomprehensible or unintelligible; gibberish.
- macaronic (literature) A work of macaronic character.
babble — full definition
- verb To talk quickly and continuously in a way that is unclear, meaningless, or hard to follow.
- verb To let slip a secret by talking carelessly.
- noun Rapid, unclear, or meaningless talk.