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gab  (gb) Slang
intr.v. gabbed, gab·bing, gabs
To talk idly or incessantly, as about trivial matters.
n.
Idle talk; chatter.

[Middle English gabben, to scoff, speak foolishly, from Old Norse gabba, to scoff.]

gabber n.

GAB
international car registration for
(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) Gabon

gab1 Informal
vb gabs, gabbing, gabbed
(intr) to talk excessively or idly, esp about trivial matters; gossip; chatter
n
1. idle or trivial talk
gift of the gab ability to speak effortlessly, glibly, or persuasively
[variant of Northern dialect gob mouth, probably from Irish Gaelic gob beak, mouth]
gabber  n

gab2
n
1. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) 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. (Engineering / Tools) a pointed tool used in masonry
[probably from Flemish gabbe notch, gash]

gab - In mechanics, a hook or a notch in a rod or lever that then engages with a pin or needle.
See also related terms for needle.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gab - light informal conversation for social occasionsgab - light informal conversation for social occasions
chat, confab, confabulation, schmoose, schmooze - an informal conversation
Verb1.gab - talk profusely; "she was yakking away about her grandchildren"
communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"

gab
noun
the gift of the gab eloquence, fluency, expressiveness, way with words, persuasiveness, forcefulness They are naturally good salesmen with the gift of the gab.
Translations
gab [gæb]
A. N to have the gift of the gabtener mucha labia, tener un pico de oro
B. VI (= chatter) → parlotear, cotorrear
gab [ˈgæb] n
to have the gift of the gab → avoir la langue bien pendue
gab (inf)
nGequassel nt (inf), → Geschwätz nt; to have a gab(zusammen) quatschen (inf); to have a gab about somethingetw bequatschen (inf); to have the gift of the gab (= talk a lot)wie ein Wasserfall reden (inf); (= be persuasive)reden können, nicht auf den Mund gefallen sein
viquatschen (inf), → quasseln (inf)
gab [gæb] n (fam) to have the gift of the gabavere parlantina


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