Definition of
Gab
- (noun, communication) light informal conversation for social occasions
- (verb, communication) talk profusely
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Synonyms of Gab
causerie, chin wag, chin wagging, chin-wag, chin-wagging, chit chat, chit-chat, chitchat, gabfest, gossip, small talk, tittle-tattle, yak
Alternate forms of Gab
Derivations: gabby
Hypernyms: chat, communicate, confab, confabulation, intercommunicate, schmoose, schmooze
Origin of the word 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. more
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