gab (redirected from Gift of the gab)

gab  (gb) Slang

intr.v. gabbed, gab·bing, gabs

To talk idly or incessantly, as about trivial matters.

n.

Idle talk; chatter.

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

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gabber n.

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GAB

international car registration for

(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) Gabon

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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

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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]

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gab - light informal conversation for social occasions causerie, chin wag, chin wagging, chin-wag, chin-wagging, chit chat, chit-chat, chitchat, gabfest, gossip, small talk, tittle-tattle chat, confab, confabulation, schmoose, schmooze - an informal conversation
Verb	1.	gab - talk profusely; "she was yakking away about her grandchildren" yak communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"

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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 gab → tener 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)

n → Gequassel nt (inf), → Geschwätz nt; to have a gab → (zusammen) quatschen (inf); to have a gab about something → etw 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

vi → quatschen (inf), → quasseln (inf)

gab [gæb] n (fam) to have the gift of the gab → avere parlantina