gabbed
verb (used without object)
1.
to talk or chat idly; chatter.
noun
2.
idle talk; chatter.
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gab1 (ɡæb) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , gabs, gabbing, gabbed | |
| 1. | (intr) to talk excessively or idly, esp about trivial matters; gossip; chatter |
| —n | |
| 2. | idle or trivial talk |
| 3. | gift of the gab ability to speak effortlessly, glibly, or persuasively |
| [C18: variant of Northern dialect gob mouth, probably from Irish Gaelic gob beak, mouth] | |
| 'gabber1 | |
| —n | |
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Gabbed
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| gab2 (ɡæb) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a hook or open notch in a rod or lever that drops over the spindle of a valve to form a temporary connection for operating the valve |
| 2. | a pointed tool used in masonry |
| [C18: probably from Flemish gabbe notch, gash] | |
| GAB | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| Gabon (international car registration) | |
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Word Origin & History
gab
c.1200, via Scottish and northern England dialect, from O.N. gabba "to mock," or O.Fr. gabber "mock, boast," both probably ultimately imitative. Gabby first attested 1719; gabfest "session of conversation" is 1897 Amer.Eng. slang. Gift of the gab "talent for speaking" is from 1680s.
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gab definition[gæb]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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