gabfest
pronunciation
How to pronounce gabfest in British English:
UK [ˈgæbfest]
How to pronounce gabfest in American English:
US [ˈɡæbˌfɛst]
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- Noun:
- light informal conversation for social occasions
Word Origin
- gabfest (n.)
- "session of conversation," 1895, American English colloquial, from gab + -fest.
Example
- 1. After all , the gabfest involving senior congressional leaders from both parties lasted well over six hours , with no tangible results .
- 2. The event in toronto this week was not a frontiersman 's gathering , however , but the world 's biggest mining gabfest .
- 3. Those self-important chief executives who seek newspaper profiles , the adulation of the gabfest crowd and the unquestioning support of their colleagues should stay put .
- 4. The indian government and the organisers of the annual davos gabfest would have you believe india is already an economic superpower , but immigration officials are not so easily fooled .