subs. (common).—Gibberish; GREEK (q.v.). TO TALK HEBREW = to talk nonsense or gibberish.
1705. VANBRUGH, The Confederacy, ii., 1. Mon. If she did but know what part I take in her sufferings——. Flip. Mighty obscure. Mon. Well, I’ll say no more; but——. Flip. All HEBREW.
1823. BADCOCK (‘Jon Bee’), Dictionary of the Turf, etc., s.v. ‘You may as well TALK HEBREW,’ said of jargon.
