Gibberish Item
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A Gibberish Item is a string sequence that mimics a linguistic item, but is incomprehensible to all linguistic agents.
- Context:
- It can include non-actual words, random sounds, or language that mimics the phonetic structure of natural language.
- It can range from being an Intentional Gibberish to being an Unintentional Gibberish.
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- Example(s):
- A non-word sound string, such as: “Blargh zebble glox."
- A real word sequence with no coherent meaning, such as: “Raccoon thunder bottle lampshade window."
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- Counter-Example(s):
- A Linguistic Item, because its meaning could be understood by some linguistic agent.
- A Encrypted Linguistic Item, because a decryption system can translate it.
- A Jargon-Filled Text, because it may seem incomprehensible to a non-specialist, but it does have meaning within its specific domain.
- A Pig Latin Item, because pig lating can be understood by some.
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- See: Imprecation, Claptrap, Nonsense, Pseudoword, Language Game, Jargon.
References
2023
- (Wikipedia, 2023) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/gibberish Retrieved:2023-5-19.
- Gibberish, also called jibber-jabber or gobbledygook, is speech that is (or appears to be) nonsense: ranging across speech sounds that are not actual words, pseudowords, language games and specialized jargon that seems nonsensical to outsiders. "Gibberish" is also used as an imprecation to denigrate or tar ideas or opinions the user disagrees with or finds irksome, a rough equivalent of "nonsense", "folderol", or “claptrap". The implication is that the criticized expression or proposition lacks substance or congruence, as opposed to simply being a differing view. The related word jibber-jabber refers to rapid talk that is difficult to understand.