gab

Meanings

Plural: gabs

Noun

light informal conversation for social occasions
Idle chatter.
The mouth or gob.
One of the open-forked ends of rods controlling reversing in early steam engines.

Verb

talk profusely
To jest; to tell lies in jest; exaggerate; lie.
To talk or chatter a lot, usually on trivial subjects.
To speak or tell falsely.

Origin / Etymology

Inherited from Middle English gab, gabbe, from Old Norse gabb (“jest, mockery”) (whence also Old French gab, gap (“mockery, derision, scorn”)). Cognate with Icelandic gabb (“hoax”).

Synonyms

causerie, chin wag, chin wagging, chin-wag, chin-wagging, chit chat, chit-chat, chitchat, gabfest, gossip, small talk, tittle-tattle, yak

Scrabble Score: 6

gab is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
gab is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gab is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

gab is a valid Words With Friends word