Unclear; possibly originates in the British Roger Irrelevant comic strip, then popularised by Your Sinclair magazine and the comedy Blackadder.
wibble (uncountable)
(British, slang) Meaningless or content-free chatter in a discussion; drivel, babble.
(British, computing) Used as the name of a metasyntactic variable.
wibble (third-person singular simple present wibbles, present participle wibbling, simple past and past participle wibbled)
(British, Internet slang) To make meaningless comments.
wibble (third-person singular simple present wibbles, present participle wibbling, simple past and past participle wibbled)
(US, informal) To be overwhelmed by emotion and take on a childish expression with a quivering lips and chin.
Source: Wiktionary
23 May 2025
(adverb) showing consideration and thoughtfulness; “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
