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gibberish

noun [U]
 
 
/ˈdʒɪb.ər.ɪʃ/ US  /-ɚ-/ disapproving

Definition

spoken or written words that have no meaning: I was so nervous, I just started talking gibberish.Nonsense
(Definition of gibberish noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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