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Talk that confuses motion for meaning, like a treadmill for the mouth.
means To chatter on about trivial things, at length and without much point.
from Prattle entered English in the 1400s as a diminutive of 'prate' (to talk idly or boastfully), formed with the '-le' suffix that suggests repeated small action — the same pattern that turns 'drip' into 'dribble' or 'spark' into 'sparkle.' 'Prate' itself is probably related to Low German and Dutch words for chattering, likely echoic in origin, imitating the patter of rapid, meaningless speech.
- origin
- from middle low german, prate, meaning chatter
- best friend
- babble, its equally pointless cousin
- used for
- children and politicians, often interchangeably
- contains
- zero obligation to make a point