Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
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gibber . - noun One who jibs; a horse that jibs. Also
jib .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun engraving A horse that jibs.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A horse that
jibs , i.e. refuses, stops short. - verb Alternative form of
gibber .
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Examples
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I think he's knows whats coming in nov. and he's tryin get on the voters good side with a bunch of what i like to call jibber-jabber. mike-sey
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Mr. T use to call this kind of exchange “jibber jabber”.
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She also makes heartfelt jibber-jabber when you squeeze her belly.
Valentine's Day is no longer just about the significant other 2011
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There's probably like a couple hundred of these jibber-jabbering lie regurgitators in total, and yet the media is treating it like the Vietnam War and Civil Rights protests revisited.
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January 20th, 2010 at 6: 13 pm tombaker says: same old righty jibber-jabber. they sound like they did in the run-up to invading iraq.
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Mr. T use to call this kind of exchange “jibber jabber”.
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Medea Benjamin calls Stewart's type of economically comfortable, politically non-confrontational liberals "the ultimate" slacktivist "who thinks it's always teatime -- time to sit back and jibber jabber."
Mike Elk: Jon Stewart Rally Represents Elitism, Consumerism, and Disrespect for the Progressive Movement Mike Elk 2010
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Although that doesn't explain who she's speaking to, but maybe she's just jibber-jabbering to herself.
Was a time traveler captured in footage of a Charlie Chaplin movie premiere? Jen Chaney 2010
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Medea Benjamin calls Stewart's type of economically comfortable, politically non-confrontational liberals "the ultimate" slacktivist "who thinks it's always teatime -- time to sit back and jibber jabber."
Mike Elk: Jon Stewart Rally Represents Elitism, Consumerism, and Disrespect for the Progressive Movement Mike Elk 2010
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They jibber-jabber about democracy, human rights, the rule of law, accountability, transparency and the rest of it, but will gladly hold hands with bloodthirsty African dictators and walk down the primrose path to maintain their oil, mineral and military strategic interests.
Alemayehu G. Mariam: Why Do Things Always Fall Apart in Africa? Alemayehu G. Mariam 2011
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