Rabbitings

Part of speech: noun, verb

Definitions

1. Long, rapid, and often unintelligible continuous talking typically expressing complaints or nonsense ; a prolonged outburst of trivial or meaningless chatter or remarks ; a flow of words characterized by repetition or incoherence often seen as boring or annoying
2. Extended and fast speech that is generally considered tiresome or pointless ; persistent talking that may involve complaints, rambling, or senseless noise ; a stream of words lacking clear purpose or sense often intended to irritate or confuse
3. Speaking at length in a way that is hard to follow or comprehend usually involving petty grievances or trivialities ; ongoing verbal expression marked by tediousness or lack of meaningful content ; an uninterrupted monologue full of meaningless or repetitive statements that can cause irritation or bewilderment

Etymology: "Rabbitings" is the plural of "rabbiting", the form of a verb meaning to talk at length in a rambling, meaningless way. The verb is built on the noun "rabbit", used in its Cockney rhyming-slang sense of "talk" (from "rabbit and pork", rhyming with "talk"), so the word that now means "chatter" is itself a joke on a word for chatter.

Synonyms: talking, chattering, prattling, babbling, jabbering

Antonyms: silence, quiet