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Background noise of simultaneous conversations, none of which is decipherable since…Background noise of simultaneous conversations, none of which is decipherable since the actors are repeating the word rhubarb or other words with similar attributes.
Meaning
3 senses(UK)Background noise of simultaneous conversations, none of which is decipherable since the actors are repeating the word rhubarb or other words with similar attributes.
(UK, derogatory)Speech which is undecipherable to the listener because it is in a language he or she does not understand; mumbo jumbo.
(UK)Blah blah; etc, etc.
Origin
Chosen as a word for producing indistinct background noise because it contains no very shaChosen as a word for producing indistinct background noise because it contains no very sharp or recognizable phonemes: see rhubarb (“noise”).
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