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yab·ber
(yăb′ər)Australian
n.
Rapid or casual talk; chatter.
intr.v.yab·bered, yab·ber·ing, yab·bers
To talk or converse rapidly or casually.
[From Australian pidgin, probably from a source in the Pama-Nyungan languages of southeast Australia such as Wiradhuri ya-, to talk (perhaps influenced by English jabber).]
Nickelodeon's programming is filled with American "comedy" shows aimed at pre-teens, starring ludicrously handsome kids with perfect teeth yabbering out lines that would be deemed too moronic for adult American sitcoms.
You had Einar yabbering away like a schizo poet, it wasn't singing as such, more like shouting phrases, then you had Bjork with her stunning voice atop these huge swooping choruses.
Here's a scribbled list: No traffic jams; no running out of petrol; no getting lost or annoying SatNav yabbering in your ear; no nasty, impatient driver nudging closer in your rearview mirror.
But before she jetted off, she stopped by to chat to Graham Norton for his BBC show tonight where she continued yabbering about her health and fitness.
When I finished yabbering on and on, and showing a video of the McKenzie River Trail, we headed out into stiff winds and driving rain, and spent the rest of the morning riding the array of bizarre bikes in CAT's museum.