gabby

See also: Gabby

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English gab

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Germanic *-gaz

Proto-West Germanic *-g

Old English -iġ

Middle English -y

English -y

English gabby

From gab + -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡæb.i/
• Homophone: Gabby
• Rhymes: -æbi

Adjective

gabby (comparative gabbier, superlative gabbiest)

1. (informal) Inclined to talk too much.

Synonyms

• (inclined to talk too much): chatty, garrulous, loquacious, talkative
• See also Thesaurus:talkative

Derived terms

• gabbiness

Translations

inclined to talk too much, especially about trivia

• Bulgarian: бъбрив (bg) (băbriv)
• German: geschwätzig (de)
• Russian: болтливый (ru) (boltlivyj), разгово́рчивый (ru) (razgovórčivyj)

Anagrams

• Bagby