chatterbox en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈtʃæ.tə(ɹ)ˌbɒks/
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Etymology
From chatter + box.
Meanings
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(informal) One who chats or talks to excess.
[S]he [Edwina, mother of Tennessee Williams] was indeed Amanda [Wingfield, character in Williams' play The Glass Menagerie] in the flesh: a doughty chatterbox from Ohio who adopted the manner of a Southern belle and eschewed both drink and sex to the greatest extent possible.
2014 November 14, Blake Bailey, “'Tennessee Williams,' by John Lahr [print version: Theatrical victory of art over life, International New York Times, 18 November 2014, p. 13]”, in The New York Times:
- Synonym of cootie catcher (“children's fortune-telling device”).
- Synonym of chatterbot.
- The orchid Epipactis gigantea.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chatterboxes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
driveler · ranter · rattlehead · jay · sermonizer · gossiper · magpie · expatiator
Relateds
informant · chatter · prattle · talkative
Synonyms
gabbler · chewet · babblemouth · chatterbot · chatter-basket · jangler · bag of wind · cootie catcher · chatterer · windbag · gasbag · bloviator · blatherskite · Mag · yapper · patterer · rattle · yakker · Chatty Cathy · babbler (one who chats to excess) · chatterbag · airbag · tongue-pad · blab · motormouth · blatherer · prater · twaddler · chatterbox · blabbermouth · prattler · jabberer · blabberer
Translations (90)
de Labermaul (one who chats or talks to excess) · da sludrechatol (one who chats or talks to excess) · pt linguarudo (one who chats or talks to excess) · ja おしゃべり (one who chats or talks to excess) · tr şapır (one who chats or talks to excess) · bg кречета́ло (one who chats or talks to excess) · mk брборко (one who chats or talks to excess) · uk лепету́ха (one who chats or talks to excess) · ru болту́н (one who chats or talks to excess) · mk дрдорко (one who chats or talks to excess) · fi lörppö (one who chats or talks to excess) · ca xerraire (one who chats or talks to excess) · mi kohe (one who chats or talks to excess) · be ласкату́н (one who chats or talks to excess) · ga cabaire (one who chats or talks to excess) · cmn 喋喋不休者 (one who chats or talks to excess) · de Dampfplauderer (one who chats or talks to excess) · ar ثَرْثَار (one who chats or talks to excess) · ru болту́нья (one who chats or talks to excess) · es lora (one who chats or talks to excess) · hu locsi-fecsi (one who chats or talks to excess) · es loro (one who chats or talks to excess) · pt grafonola (one who chats or talks to excess) · pt boquirroto (one who chats or talks to excess) · kk сумақай (one who chats or talks to excess) · de Labertasche (one who chats or talks to excess) · wa Mareye-tarame (one who chats or talks to excess) · mi ngutu kotete (one who chats or talks to excess) · grc στώμυλμα (one who chats or talks to excess) · pt falastrão (one who chats or talks to excess) · uk лепету́н (one who chats or talks to excess) · fi lörpöttelijä (one who chats or talks to excess) · da sladretaske (one who chats or talks to excess) · nrf caqu'teux (one who chats or talks to excess) · hu szélkelep (one who chats or talks to excess) · ru лопоту́н (one who chats or talks to excess) · be ласкату́шка (one who chats or talks to excess) · mk алапача (one who chats or talks to excess) · mi komarero (one who chats or talks to excess) · uk балаку́н (one who chats or talks to excess) · be лапату́н (one who chats or talks to excess) · sh brbljavica (one who chats or talks to excess) · bg бъбри́ца (one who chats or talks to excess) · it chiacchierone (one who chats or talks to excess) · cmn 話匣子 /话匣子 (one who chats or talks to excess) · it ciancione (one who chats or talks to excess) · ru болту́шка (one who chats or talks to excess) · pt tagarela (one who chats or talks to excess) · cmn 話癆 /话痨 (one who chats or talks to excess) · pt falador (one who chats or talks to excess) · it linguacciuto (one who chats or talks to excess) · gl charlatán (one who chats or talks to excess) · eo babilemulo (one who chats or talks to excess) · es cotorra (one who chats or talks to excess) · ru лопоту́нья (one who chats or talks to excess) · de Schwätzerin (one who chats or talks to excess) · bg лате́рна (one who chats or talks to excess) · be лапату́ха (one who chats or talks to excess) · uk балаку́ха (one who chats or talks to excess) · wa berdeleu (one who chats or talks to excess) · el πολυλογάς (one who chats or talks to excess) · cs kecal (one who chats or talks to excess) · es charlatán (one who chats or talks to excess) · wa tchafete (one who chats or talks to excess) · es parlanchín (one who chats or talks to excess) · pt gralha (one who chats or talks to excess) · de Schwätzer (one who chats or talks to excess) · el φαφλατάς (one who chats or talks to excess) · pdt Plaupamul (one who chats or talks to excess) · la lingulāca (one who chats or talks to excess) · be ласкату́ха (one who chats or talks to excess) · wa tchafiåd (one who chats or talks to excess) · mi pane kākā (one who chats or talks to excess) · de Quasselstrippe (one who chats or talks to excess) · mk кречетало (one who chats or talks to excess) · nrf bailleux d'goule (one who chats or talks to excess) · oc barjacaire (one who chats or talks to excess) · fi hölösuu (one who chats or talks to excess) · txg 𗀁𗢯 (one who chats or talks to excess) · de Plaudertasche (one who chats or talks to excess) · nl kletskous (one who chats or talks to excess) · oc charraire (one who chats or talks to excess) · lv pļāpa (one who chats or talks to excess) · be лапату́шка (one who chats or talks to excess) · fr moulin à paroles (one who chats or talks to excess) · tr geveze (one who chats or talks to excess) · sh brbljavac (one who chats or talks to excess) · ru лопоту́ха (one who chats or talks to excess) · pl gaduła (one who chats or talks to excess) · gsw Chlepfe (one who chats or talks to excess)