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Gab   /gæb/   Listen
Gab

noun
1.
Light informal conversation for social occasions.  Synonyms: causerie, chin-wag, chin-wagging, chin wag, chin wagging, chit-chat, chit chat, chitchat, gabfest, gossip, small talk, tittle-tattle.



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"Gab" Quotes from Famous Books



... bleth'rin' gab, Wha speeches wove like ony wab; O' ilk ane's corn aye took a dab, And a' for a fee; Accounts he owed through a' the toun, And tradesmen's tongues nae mair could drown; But now he thought to clout ...
— The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II. - The Songs of Scotland of the past half century • Various

... ladies, we must get our business finished, and we can talk after. I am offerin' three hundred pounds, twenty acres of land, five cows, six sheep, three clockin' hens, and a clutch of ducklin's, and want to know without any palaverin' or old gab, whether or not yourself and Sir Denis are prepared to ...
— Duty, and other Irish Comedies • Seumas O'Brien

... die heil'gen zehn Gebot', Die uns gab unser Herre Gott Durch Mosen, seinen Diener treu, Hoch auf dem Berg ...
— The Hymns of Martin Luther • Martin Luther

... boy On a three-legged crock? Well, I own you are older, And watching your riding's a thing to enjoy; There isn't a Jock who is defter and bolder; Your power, authority, eloquence—yes, For your gift of the gab is a caution—are splendid; But—the youngster may teach you a lesson, I guess, As to judgment of pace ere ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 102, June 4, 1892 • Various

... that way," the captain warned, "so jist shet yer dirty mouths. I've heard sich gab before, and it doesn't ...
— Rod of the Lone Patrol • H. A. Cody



Words linked to "Gab" :   confabulation, schmoose, chat, intercommunicate, schmooze, confab, chin wag, communicate



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