Gibberish (sometimes Jibberish or Geta
) is a
language game
A language game (also called a cant, secret language, ludling, or argot) is a system of manipulating spoken words to render them incomprehensible to an untrained listener. Language games are used primarily by groups attempting to conceal their c ...
that is played in the
United States
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and
Canada
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by adding "idig" to the beginning of each syllable of spoken words.
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.
[How to Speak Gibberish - wikiHow](_blank)
Oct. 11, 2009
See also
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Rövarspråket
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Word chain
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Pig Latin
Pig Latin is a language game or argot in which words in English are altered, usually by adding a fabricated suffix or by moving the onset or initial consonant or consonant cluster of a word to the end of the word and adding a vocalic syllable ...
References
Language games
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