gabfest

noun

gab·​fest ˈgab-ˌfest How to pronounce gabfest (audio)
1
: an informal gathering for general talk
political gabfests
2
: an extended conversation

Examples of gabfest in a Sentence

the slumber party was an all-night gabfest filled with gossip, giggling, and whispered secrets
Recent Examples on the Web In the period of late night's rapid expansion, Showtime's gabfest stood out for pure personality and low-key conversational charm. Ew Staff, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2022 However, this episode of Window Shop proves boring cars are directly proportional to the chances of a crossfire gabfest. Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 11 Nov. 2022 Now comes the hard part: hosting a global gabfest, without the toxicity. Steven Levy, Wired, 17 Mar. 2021 Third quarter, here’s Bob Myers dropping into the TV gabfest. Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 12 Dec. 2020 Calls can last for up to 24 hours (quite the gabfest), and are encrypted and password-protected. Adam Lashinsky, Fortune, 6 July 2020 But there are only so many airings of marbles races, old games and gabfests about the April 23–25 NFL draft—an event that, during the COVID-19 pandemic, feels as significant as a speck of sand—that viewers can take. Sean Gregory, Time, 14 Apr. 2020 What was supposed to be his roommate interview became a gabfest. Joanne Kaufman, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2020 The tone at this annual gabfest in the Alps was set with a downbeat forecast on Tuesday from the International Monetary Fund. Stephen Fidler, WSJ, 23 Jan. 2019

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Word History

Etymology

gab entry 1 + fest

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of gabfest was in 1895

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Cite this Entry

“Gabfest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gabfest. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

gabfest

noun
gab·​fest ˈgab-ˌfest How to pronounce gabfest (audio)
1
: a gathering for talking
2
: a long conversation
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