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gab

   Also found in: Acronyms, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.34 sec.
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 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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gabgab - 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"
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


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Her gift o' gab is what's goin' to be the makin' of her; mebbe she'll lecture, or recite pieces, like that Portland elocutionist that come out here to the harvest supper.
"Stow this gab," roared Hook, and the spokesmen were dragged back.
Time after time I've missed scoring a point because the other man has had the gift of the gab and I haven't.
 
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