Meaning of GAB
| Pronunciation: | | gab
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| | Definition: | | [n] light informal conversation for social occasions |
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| | Synonyms: | | causerie, chin-wag, chin-wagging, chitchat, gabfest, gossip, small talk, tittle-tattle |
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| | See Also: | | chat, confab, confabulation, schmoose, schmooze | |
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\Gab\, n. [Cf. {Gaff}.] (Steam Engine)
The hook on the end of an eccentric rod opposite the strap.
See. Illust. of {Eccentric}.
\Gab\, n. [OE. gabbe gabble, mocking, fr. Icel. gabb
mocking, mockery, or OF. gab, gabe; perh. akin to E. gape, or
gob. Cf. {Gab}, v. i., {Gibber}.]
The mouth; hence, idle prate; chatter; unmeaning talk;
loquaciousness. [Colloq.]
{Gift of gab}, facility of expression. [Colloq.]
\Gab\, v. i. [OE. gabben to jest, lie, mock, deceive, fr.
Icel. gabba to mock, or OF. gaber. See 2d {Gab}, and cf.
{Gabble}.]
1. To deceive; to lie. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
2. To talk idly; to prate; to chatter. --Holinshed.
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| | Related Terms: | | accents, babble, babblement, balderdash, balls, bavardage, bazoo, bibble-babble, blab, blabber, blah-blah, blarney, blather, blether, blethers, bull, bullshit, bunk, bunkum, cackle, caquet, caqueterie, chaps, chat, chatter, chitter-chatter, chops, clack, clatter, comment, conversation, converse, crap, declaim, discourse, dither, drivel, elocution, embouchure, eyewash, flummery, gabble, garbage, gas, gibber, gibble-gabble, go on, gob, gobbledygook, gossip, guff, gush, haver, hogwash, hot air, idle talk, jabber, jaw, jaws, jowls, kisser, language, lips, mandibles, maw, maxilla, mere talk, moonshine, mouth, mug, mumbo-jumbo, mush, muzzle, natter, nonsense, nonsense talk, oral cavity, oral communication, palaver, parole, patter, piffle, poppycock, pour forth, prate, prating, prattle, premaxilla, prittle-prattle, ramble on, rapping, rattle, rattle on, reel off, rot, rubbish, run on, shit, speak, speaking, speech, spout, spout off, stuff and nonsense, talk, talk away, talk nonsense, talk on, talkee-talkee, talking, tittle-tattle, trap, twaddle, twattle, waffle, wag the tongue, words, yak, yakkety-yak, yakking, yap |
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