grimgribbern.

/ˈɡrɪmˌɡrɪbə/

Forms: 1700s–1800s grimgibber, 1700s–1800s grimgribber, 1800s glimglibber.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Grimgibber.

Etymology: < Grimgibber, the name of an imaginary estate (compare quot. 1722), perhaps suggested by grim adj. and either gibber- (in gibberish n.) or gibber v.¹The form grimgribber perhaps shows assimilation of the second syllable to the first.

In quot. 1722 the name of an imaginary estate, extemporized in a discussion between two sham counsel respecting a marriage settlement. Hence used by Tooke, Bentham, and later writers for: Legal or other technical jargon, learned gibberish. Also attributive.Quot. 1835 is a direct allusion to Steele's use.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > unintelligible language, gibberish > [noun] > professional

cant1684

grimgribber1786

gobbledygook1944

bafflegab1952

Eurobabble1983

1722 R. Steele Conscious Lovers (1723) iii. i. 51 Mrs. Seal. The single Question is, whether the Intail is such, that my Cousin Sir Geoffry is necessary in this Affair? Bram. Yes, as to the Lordship of Tretriplet, but not as to the Messuage of Grimgibber.]

1786 J. H. Tooke Επεα Πτεροεντα Advertisement 104 The grimgribber of Westminster-Hall is a more fertile..source of imposture than the abracadabra of magicians.

c1788 J. Bentham Church of Eng. Catechism 68 in Church-of-Englandism (1818) The..grimgribber of modern technical theology.

1824 New Monthly Mag. 10 366 Medical writers, whose grimgribber is seldom much..read.

1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. V. ix. iv. v. 344 The grimgribber, nonsensical reason..of the identity of the two persons.

1828 Edinb. Rev. 48 468 The law's grim-gribber.

1835 Lady Louisa Stuart Introd. Anecdotes in Ld. Wharncliffe Lett. & Wks. of Lady M. W. Montagu (1837) I. 18 Lord Dorchester..was very gracious to him, till the Grim-gribber part of the business—the portion and settlements—came under consideration.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	grimgribber
释义	grimgribbern. /ˈɡrɪmˌɡrɪbə/ Forms: 1700s–1800s grimgibber, 1700s–1800s grimgribber, 1800s glimglibber. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Grimgibber. Etymology: < Grimgibber, the name of an imaginary estate (compare quot. 1722), perhaps suggested by grim adj. and either gibber- (in gibberish n.) or gibber v.¹The form grimgribber perhaps shows assimilation of the second syllable to the first. In quot. 1722 the name of an imaginary estate, extemporized in a discussion between two sham counsel respecting a marriage settlement. Hence used by Tooke, Bentham, and later writers for: Legal or other technical jargon, learned gibberish. Also attributive.Quot. 1835 is a direct allusion to Steele's use. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > unintelligible language, gibberish > [noun] > professional cant1684 grimgribber1786 gobbledygook1944 bafflegab1952 Eurobabble1983 1722 R. Steele Conscious Lovers (1723) iii. i. 51 Mrs. Seal. The single Question is, whether the Intail is such, that my Cousin Sir Geoffry is necessary in this Affair? Bram. Yes, as to the Lordship of Tretriplet, but not as to the Messuage of Grimgibber.] 1786 J. H. Tooke Επεα Πτεροεντα Advertisement 104 The grimgribber of Westminster-Hall is a more fertile..source of imposture than the abracadabra of magicians. c1788 J. Bentham Church of Eng. Catechism 68 in Church-of-Englandism (1818) The..grimgribber of modern technical theology. 1824 New Monthly Mag. 10 366 Medical writers, whose grimgribber is seldom much..read. 1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. V. ix. iv. v. 344 The grimgribber, nonsensical reason..of the identity of the two persons. 1828 Edinb. Rev. 48 468 The law's grim-gribber. 1835 Lady Louisa Stuart Introd. Anecdotes in Ld. Wharncliffe Lett. & Wks. of Lady M. W. Montagu (1837) I. 18 Lord Dorchester..was very gracious to him, till the Grim-gribber part of the business—the portion and settlements—came under consideration. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1786
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