Definitions for gabgæb

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

gab*gæb(v.; n.)gabbed, gab•bing

  1. (v.i.)to talk or chat idly.

    Category: Informal

  2. (n.)idle talk; chatter.

    Category: Informal

* Informal..

Origin of gab:

1780–90; cf. gabble

gab′ber(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. chitchat, chit-chat, chit chat, small talk, gab, gabfest, gossip, tittle-tattle, chin wag, chin-wag, chin wagging, chin-wagging, causerie(verb)

    light informal conversation for social occasions

  2. yak, gab(verb)

    talk profusely

    "she was yakking away about her grandchildren"

Wiktionary

  1. gab(Noun)

    idle chatter

  2. gab(Noun)

    mouth as gob

  3. gab(Verb)

    To jest; to tell lies in jest; exaggerate; lie.

  4. gab(Verb)

    To talk or chatter a lot, usually on trivial subjects.

  5. gab(Verb)

    To speak or tell falsely.

  6. Origin: From gabben, from gabban and gabba; both from gabbanan, from ghabh-. Cognate with gab, gabben, gabben, gabben.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Gab(noun)

    the hook on the end of an eccentric rod opposite the strap. See. Illust. of Eccentric

  2. Gab(verb)

    the mouth; hence, idle prate; chatter; unmeaning talk; loquaciousness

  3. Gab(verb)

    to deceive; to lie

  4. Gab(verb)

    to talk idly; to prate; to chatter


Translations for gab

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

jaw(noun)

(in plural) the mouth (especially of an animal)

The crocodile's jaws opened wide.

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