drivel
n. uncountablen. nonsense or silly talk. You use this to describe something that is not worth listening to because it is stupid or boring.
n. nonsense or foolish talk; meaningless or trivial writing. Often used to dismiss arguments or ideas that lack substance or logic.
I am tired of listening to his political drivel.
The critic dismissed the author's latest work as mere drivel, noting that the plot lacked any real depth.
While the speaker's rhetoric was intended to inspire, many in the audience found his repetitive drivel to be a waste of their time and energy.
From Middle English dravel, dribil, a deverbal from drevelen, drivelen (Etymology 2).
From Middle English drevelen, drivelen, from Old English dreflian (“to drivel, slobber, slaver”), from Proto-Germanic drablijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰerebʰ- (“cloudy, turbid; yeast”).
From Middle English drivel, probably from driven + -el, unless borrowed from an equivalent word in another West Germanic language. Compare Old Dutch drevel (“scullion”).
Perhaps a blend of drive + dribble.