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 Informal

Verb

[gabbing, gabbed]

to talk a lot, esp. about unimportant things

Noun

1. idle talk

2. gift of the gab the ability to talk easily and persuasively [probably from Irish Gaelic gob mouth]

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"

Translations

gab [gæb] n to have the gift of the gab (col) → tener mucha labia

gab [gæb] n (inf);

to have the gift of the gab → avoir la langue bien pendue

gab [gæb] (inf) n to have the gift of the gab → reden können, nicht auf den Mund gefallen sein

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