gab·by

[gab-ee]
adjective, gab·bi·er, gab·bi·est.
talkative; garrulous.

Origin:
1710–20; gab1 + -y1

gab·bi·ness, noun
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Gab·by

[gab-ee]
noun
1.
a male given name, form of Gabriel.
2.
a female given name, form of Gabriella.
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Gabby is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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gabby (ˈɡæbɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj , -bier, -biest
informal inclined to chatter; talkative

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gabby
"garrulous, talkative," 1710, originally Scottish, from gab + -y (2).
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But he next made a gabby series on baseball that was awash in sentimentality.
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