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  2. Gibberish - Wikipedia

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    The term was seen in English in the early 16th century. [4] It is generally thought to be an onomatopoeia imitative of speech, similar to the words jabber (to talk rapidly) and gibber (to speak inarticulately). [5] [6] It may originate from the word jib, which is the Angloromani variant of the Romani language word meaning

  3. Gibberish (game) - Wikipedia

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    Gibberish (sometimes Jibberish or Geta [1]) is a language game that is played in the United States and Canada by adding "idig" to the beginning of each syllable of spoken words. [2] [3] Similar games are played in many other countries. The name Gibberish refers to the nonsensical sound of words spoken according to the rules of this game. [4]

  4. Language game - Wikipedia

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    English: Gibberish: Insert ("itherg" for words 1 to 3 letters, "itug" for words with 4 to 6 letters, and "idig" for words with 7+ letters) after the first consonant in each syllable. Gibberish is also a family of related language games. English: Inflationary English: Any time a number is present within a word, inflate its value by one. "Anyone ...

  5. Pseudoword - Wikipedia

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    A logatome or nonsense syllable is a short pseudoword consisting most of the time of just one syllable which has no meaning of its own. Examples of English logatomes are the nonsense words snarp or bluck. Like other pseudowords, logatomes obey all the phonotactic rules of a specific language. Logatomes are used in particular in acoustic ...

  6. Gibberish (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Gibberish is speech that at least appears to be nonsense. Gibberish may also refer to: Gibberish (game), a language game "Gibberish" (song), a song by MAX "Gibberish", a song by Relient K from the album Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...but Three Do

  7. TikTok dumbfounded by gibberish song that sounds like English ...

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    A TikToker shared a famous song that apparently mimics what English sounds like to non-English speakers. TikTok dumbfounded by gibberish song that sounds like English: '[Like] watching TV without ...

  8. Non-lexical vocables in music - Wikipedia

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    Some bands have invented a language for their lyrics; examples include Kobaïan, used by French progressive rock band Magma, and Vonlenska, also called Hopelandic, employed by the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós. Adriano Celentano's 1972 song "Prisencolinensinainciusol" is sung in gibberish that is meant to sound like American English.

  9. This Italian Singer Released a Gibberish Song in the 1970s ...

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    "Prisencolinensinainciusol" by Italian singer Adriano Celentano was released in 1972 and is complete gibberish that is meant to sound like English in the style of American rock music.