Geschwafel

German

Etymology

ge- +‎ schwafeln (“to waffle”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡəˈʃvaːfl̩/
Audio (file)

Noun

Geschwafel n (genitive Geschwafels, no plural)

nonsense, gibberish: speech or writing that is meaningless, or pointless and vague

Declension

Declension of Geschwafel (uncountable)

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Geschwafel
genitive	eines	des	Geschwafels
dative	einem	dem	Geschwafel
accusative	ein	das	Geschwafel

Synonyms

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Gefasel
Gelaber
Gelabere
Geplapper
Gequatsche
Gerede
Geschwätz
Gesülze
Plappern
Plapperei
Quasselei

Further reading

Geschwafel in Duden online

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