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Pronunciation / Transliteration: bakvās
"उसकी सारी बातें सिर्फ फालतू की बकवास थीं।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Rapid, unintelligible, foolish, or excessive talk that lacks any real meaning or sense.
"I tuned out the constant jibber-jabber of the television playing in the background."
- 1
To talk rapidly and foolishly about trivial matters without stopping.
"The children continued to jibber-jabber excitedly even after the teacher asked for quiet."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
An expressive reduplicative formation dating back to the late 18th century, derived from the verb 'jabber' combined with 'jibber' (likely of imitative or echoic origin). The duplication mimics rapid, meaningless, or foolish speech, echoing earlier similar English forms like 'gibble-gabble'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Jibber-jabber" is said worldwide
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baragouin
Transliteration: /ba.ʁa.ɡwɛ̃/
"Je ne comprends rien à tout ce baragouin."
Geschnatter
Transliteration: /ɡəˈʃnatɐ/
"Ihr ständiges Geschnatter ging mir auf die Nerven."
chiacchiera
Transliteration: /ˈkjakkjera/
"Basta con tutte queste chiacchiere inutili."
pariqueo
Transliteration: /pa.ɾiˈke.o/
"Nadie presta atención a tanto parloteo vacío."
blá-blá-blá
Transliteration: /ˈbla bla ˈbla/
"Cumpriu a promessa e cortou todo aquele blá-blá-blá."
बकवास
Transliteration: bakvās
"उसकी सारी बातें सिर्फ फालतू की बकवास थीं।"
胡说八道
Transliteration: húshuō bādào
"我不想再听你那些胡说八道了。"
횡설수설
Transliteration: hoengseolsuseol
"그는 술에 취해 횡설수설하기 시작했다."
たわごと
Transliteration: tawagoto
"彼の言うことはただのたわごとだ。"
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