Noun
(uncountable)
- (UK, slang) Meaningless or content-free chatter in a discussion; drivel, babble.
- (UK, computing) Used as the name of a metasyntactic variable.
Verb
(third-person singular simple present wibbles, present participle wibbling, simple past and past participle wibbled)
- (UK, Internet slang) To make meaningless comments.
Origin
Unclear; possibly originates in the British Roger Irrelevant comic strip, then popularised by Your Sinclair magazine and the comedy Blackadder.
Verb
(third-person singular simple present wibbles, present participle wibbling, simple past and past participle wibbled)
- (US, informal) To be overwhelmed by emotion and take on a childish expression with a quivering lips and chin.
