Dictionary

gabfest en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɡæbˌfɛst/ (US)
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Etymology

Etymology tree English gab Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁stosder. Proto-Italic *θēstos Proto-Italic *fēstosder. Latin fēstus Latin festumder. Middle High German fëst German Festbor. English fest English -fest English gabfest From gab + -fest.

Meanings

1. (US, slang) An occasion (such as a meeting) where people talk at length.
   • Oh, we've been talking about constitutional reform since 1927. I've been going to these gabfests since the fifties. 2002, Trudeau (miniseries)
   • But he could as well have been talking about the confabulations of the food summit in Rome earlier this year or the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg next month. I have no doubt critics are dusting off the cliches for that one, preparing to denounce one more gabfest. 2002 July 29, Shashi Tharoor, “In Defense of Gabfests”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

Forms

Synonyms

chatfest · talkfest

Translations (1)

bg седянка (an occasion (such as a meeting) where people talk at length)