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late Middle English: from Old French gobelet, diminutive of gobel ‘cup’, of unknown origin.

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French and English: metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of goblets and tankards, from Old French gobel 'drinking vessel', 'cup' (apparently from Celtic gob 'mouth').

gobble (third-person singular simple present gobbles, present participle gobbling, simple past and past participle gobbled)

(transitive, intransitive) Of a turkey, to make its characteristic vocalisation; also, used of certain other birds.

(transitive, intransitive) To make the sound of a turkey.

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gobbledegook (usually uncountable, plural gobbledegooks)

Alternative form of gobbledygook

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Gibberish, also called jibber-jabber or gobbledygook, is speech that is (or appears to be) nonsense. It may include speech sounds that are not actual words, or language games and specialized jargon that seems nonsensical to outsiders.

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