gab

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Idle chatter.
2. (countable, uncountable) The mouth or gob.
3. (countable, uncountable) One of the open-forked ends of rods controlling reversing in early steam engines.

Verb

1. (intransitive, obsolete) To jest; to tell lies in jest; exaggerate; lie.
2. (intransitive) To talk or chatter a lot, usually on trivial subjects.
3. (obsolete, transitive) To speak or tell falsely.

Synonyms

chatter

jabber

gabble

babble

chitchat

prattle

gossip

twaddle

small talk

chat

gabfest

palaver

prate

talk

🗣️

talkativeness

yammer

chin wagging

spiel

natter

garrulousness

gibber

tittle tattle

garrulity

talk idly

tittle-tattle

witter

chew the fat

chin-wagging

chin-wag

yak

cackle

causerie

chin wag

prittle prattle

tattle

rattle on

schmoose

blab

verbalism

verbalization

verbiage

verboseness

waffle

🧇

yack

chit-chat

yap

confab

talk nonsense

yapp

shmooze

Translations

bavarder

chiacchierare

chiacchiera

palique

quatschen

konuşkanlık

cháchara

parlotear

ciarlare

praten

🗣️

φλυαρώ

plappern

κουτσομπολιό

dibbern

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡæb/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: gab

Cognate with Old French: gab

Cognate with Icelandic: gabb

In summary

Inherited from Middle English gab, gabbe, from Old Norse gabb (“jest, mockery”) (whence also Old French gab, gap (“mockery, derision, scorn”)). Cognate with Icelandic gabb (“hoax”).