† gabbern.¹

Forms: Middle English gabbar, Middle English gabbere, Middle English gabbowre, Middle English 1800s gabber.

Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Probably also partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French gabeur ; gab v.¹, -er suffix¹.

Etymology: Originally < Anglo-Norman and Old French gabeur (French gabeur ) mocker, witty person, liar, deceiver (12th cent.) < gaber (see gab v.¹) + -eur -er suffix². In later use (in sense 2) probably < gab v.¹ + -er suffix¹. Compare gab v.¹ 4 and gab n.¹ 2.With form gabbowre compare -our suffix. Compare the following earlier uses as a surname, although it is uncertain whether these should be interpreted as showing the Anglo-Norman or the Middle English word: Willelmus le Gabber (1230), Stephanus le Gabbere (1279).

Obsolete.

1. A liar; a deceiver; (also) a scornful or mocking person. Cf. gab v.¹ 2, 3.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > [noun] > a liar

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a1325 Statutes of Realm (2011) vii. 56 Ȝif he uindez his vnderbaillifs gabbers, punisse hoem þoru þe prison.

c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Parson's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) §15 He is a Iapere, and a gabber, and no verray repentant þ^t eft soone dooth thyng, for which hym oghte repente.

a1475 in R. H. Robbins Hist. Poems 14th & 15th Cent. (1959) 129 Gabberys gloson eu[er]y whare.

a1500 (a1450) Partonope of Blois (BL Add.) (1912) 4065 No lyer ne no gabbowre May say that I shulde chaced be Shamfully owte of þys cuntre.

2. A person who makes an extravagant boast or gab (gab n.¹ 2). Cf. gab v.¹ 4.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > boasting or boastfulness > [noun] > boaster

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Tartarin1903

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trombenik1922

shooter of lines1941

fat-mouth1942

wide-mouth1959

Wheneye1982

trash talker1986

braggarist-

1869 T. Wright in Student 2 449 Sir Ken was celebrated as the most accomplished gabber in King Arthur's court.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

gabbern.²

Brit.

/ˈɡabə/, U.S.

/ˈɡæbər/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: gabber v.

Etymology: < gabber v.

Foolish, inconsequential, or incomprehensible talk; prattle; jabber.Sometimes with reference to a particular language, see quots. 1780, 1887.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > [noun] > chatter

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clappingc1386

glavera1400

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tongue-work1866

yacker1882

talkee1885

chelp1891

chattermag1895

whitter1897

burble1898

yap1907

clatfart1913

jive1928

logorrhœa1935

waffle1937

yackety-yacking1953

yack1958

yackety-yack1958

motormouth1976

1780 Miss Palmer Female Stability I. 184 They always kick off for France to learn their foolish gabber, for all they have the best lingo in the world of their own.

1796 S. T. Coleridge in M. E. Sandford T. Poole & his Friends (1888) I. 155 Their unmeaning gabber of flattery.

1860 ‘C. Martel’ Detective's Note-bk. 201 The porter's gabber about recognising me in the daytime prowling about the warehouse was lively fancy.

1887 T. Darlington Folk-speech S. Cheshire 198 I heerd two Welsh women agate o' their gabber.

1925 Scots Mag. Feb. 336 I can understaun' English or Scotch, But dang me! if a can mak' oot a hotch-potch; So dinna spew gabber like that in ma face.

2012 S. King Wind through Keyhole 272 ‘Hold your gabber,’ I said.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

gabbern.³

Brit.

/ˈɡabə/, U.S.

/ˈɡæbər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: gab v.², -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < gab v.² + -er suffix¹.

A person who talks a great deal; a fluent or skilful speaker. Also (later chiefly): a person who talks too much; a prattler.Quot. 1792 purports to quote Benjamin Franklin, but this passage in the MS of Franklin's Autobiography reads Riggite (see a1790 at riggite n.).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > [noun] > chatter

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talkee1885

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burble1898

yap1907

clatfart1913

jive1928

logorrhœa1935

waffle1937

yackety-yacking1953

yack1958

yackety-yack1958

motormouth1976

the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > [noun] > talkative person

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jay-

1792 European Mag. & London Rev. Dec. 451/1 My reputation of being a good gabber, that is to say, possessing a considerable share of low quaint language.

1854 H. Miller Schools & Schoolmasters xv. 325 The direction will be apparently in the hands of a few fluent gabbers.

1899 House Jrnl. Sixth Legislature State of Washington 881 Jo Martin was cruel to the horses: he was a big-mouthed gabber.

1945 G. Millar Maquis viii. 160 He is a gabber. No use trying to shut his mouth.

1988 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 21 Feb. 36/3 They're both born gabbers, and their conversation flows easily.

2004 Believer Oct. 45/1 If their..taciturnity could endure these inveterate gabbers, who, even sober, like to talk.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

gabberv.

Brit.

/ˈɡabə/, U.S.

/ˈɡæbər/

Forms: 1600s gabbring (present participle), 1600s gaber, 1600s– gabber.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: gab v.², -er suffix⁵.

Etymology: Probably < gab v.² + -er suffix⁵. Compare earlier gabble v. Compare also earlier jabber v. and gibber v.¹ Compare Dutch gabberen to chatter, prate, to mock, to jest, (of birds) to cackle (1597, now regional; < gabben : see gab v.¹).

intransitive. To talk rapidly or at length, esp. in an inconsequential or incomprehensible way; to jabber; also with on. Also transitive (occasionally with direct speech as object): to say or utter (something) rapidly and often incoherently; to speak (a language) in a rapid, incomprehensible way.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > utter in a chattering manner [verb (transitive)]

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?1661 [implied in: W. N. et al. Merry Drollery: 1st Pt. 158 Nay, then let's have none, saies gabbering [1648 T. Jordan jabbering] Jone. (at gabbering adj.)].

1677 E. Ravenscroft Scaramouch iv. 62 Oh! que cosa—cou—&c. [stage direct.] Ex. gabbring Italian.

1690 Royal Flight ii. i. 12 You would not think how briskly the young Fry Gabber at Samm's Coffee-house.

1707 G. Farquhar Beaux Stratagem iii. 23 He and the Count's Footman were Gabbering French.

1739 J. Peterson Raree Show ii. 26 Why, you vagabond Rogue! I see nothing of what you gabber.

1841 John Elliott x. 153 The boatswain's mate, being half seas over, was swaggering about..gabbering a chaos of sounds which he had the hardihood to call Portuguese.

1898 Tocsin (Melbourne) 3 Feb. 5/1 What is this here One Man One Vote they're all gabbering about?

1932 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 23 Sept. 7/3 Chico gabbered in Italian dialect.

1971 Dauphin (Manitoba) Herald 21 Apr. 7/1 ‘Hey, did you know we had 10 or 12 guys out here on Saturday,’ the country club's pro gabbered at us.

2014 Independent (Nexis) 17 Jan. 20 We..drank fine wine and listened to jazz, rock 'n' roll and gabbered on about political philosophy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.¹a1325

n.²1780

n.³1792

v.?1661

单词	gabber
释义	† gabbern.¹ Forms: Middle English gabbar, Middle English gabbere, Middle English gabbowre, Middle English 1800s gabber. Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Probably also partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French gabeur ; gab v.¹, -er suffix¹. Etymology: Originally < Anglo-Norman and Old French gabeur (French gabeur ) mocker, witty person, liar, deceiver (12th cent.) < gaber (see gab v.¹) + -eur -er suffix². In later use (in sense 2) probably < gab v.¹ + -er suffix¹. Compare gab v.¹ 4 and gab n.¹ 2.With form gabbowre compare -our suffix. Compare the following earlier uses as a surname, although it is uncertain whether these should be interpreted as showing the Anglo-Norman or the Middle English word: Willelmus le Gabber (1230), Stephanus le Gabbere (1279). Obsolete. 1. A liar; a deceiver; (also) a scornful or mocking person. Cf. gab v.¹ 2, 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > [noun] > a liar liarc950 gabbera1325 fabler1362 wernard1362 leasing-mongerc1380 false sayera1382 leasing-maker1424 leasing-bearerc1440 contriver1477 drivelard1530 falsifier1532 lie-teller1552 Ananias1572 lick-dish1575 falsificator1609 fabulist1626 cracka1640 leaser1641 commentiter1645 prevaricator1650 cracker1652 bugiarda1670 rapper1758 pseudologist1804 Tom Pepper1818 wrinkler1819 lie-monger1830 untruther1889 tale-teller1894 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > [noun] > one who deceives swikec1000 wielerOE adderOE knavec1275 treacherc1290 guiler1303 gabbera1325 tricharda1327 faitoura1340 jugglera1340 beswiker1340 wernard1362 knackerc1380 beguilera1382 deceiver1382 illusor1382 deceivant1393 fob1393 falsea1400 mocker?c1450 feature14.. deceptor1484 seductor1490 bullera1500 troker?a1500 craftera1529 circumventorc1540 bobber1542 cloyner?1550 illuder?1550 tricker1550 double-dealer1567 treacherer1571 falsary1573 abuser1579 falser1579 treachetour1590 deluder1592 ignis fatuus1592 foolmonger1593 prestigiator1595 aguiler1598 baffler1606 cog-foist1606 feaguer1610 guile-man1614 hocus-pocus1624 colt1632 hoodwink1638 blindfoldera1649 napper1653 cheat1664 fooler1677 underdealer1682 circumvenerc1686 chincher1688 dodger1698 nickum1699 sheep-shearer1699 trickster1711 bilker1717 trickologist1723 taker-in1776 bilk1790 duper1792 Yorkshire bite1801 intake1808 gammoner1819 doer1840 delusionist1841 fiddler1857 snide1874 hoodwinker1884 tanger1886 take-down1888 tiddlywinker1893 wangler1912 frost1914 twicer1924 lurkman1945 jive-ass1964 skanker1973 a1325 Statutes of Realm (2011) vii. 56 Ȝif he uindez his vnderbaillifs gabbers, punisse hoem þoru þe prison. c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Parson's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) §15 He is a Iapere, and a gabber, and no verray repentant þ^t eft soone dooth thyng, for which hym oghte repente. a1475 in R. H. Robbins Hist. Poems 14th & 15th Cent. (1959) 129 Gabberys gloson eu[er]y whare. a1500 (a1450) Partonope of Blois (BL Add.) (1912) 4065 No lyer ne no gabbowre May say that I shulde chaced be Shamfully owte of þys cuntre. 2. A person who makes an extravagant boast or gab (gab n.¹ 2). Cf. gab v.¹ 4. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > boasting or boastfulness > [noun] > boaster yelper1340 avaunterc1374 braggerc1390 fare-makerc1440 seggerc1440 shakerc1440 vaunter1484 roosera1500 praterc1500 cracker1509 vouster?a1513 boaster1574 Thrasoa1576 braggarta1577 braver1589 glorioser1589 bragout1592 rodomont1592 braggadocio1594 gloriosoc1599 puckfist1600 burgullian1601 puff1601 forthputtera1610 rodomontado1609 ostentator1611 fanfaron1622 potgun1623 thrasonist1626 cracka1640 vapourer1653 braggadocian1654 rodomontadist1655 charlatan1670 brag1671 rodomontade1683 gasconader1709 rodomontader1730 Gascon1757 spread eagle1809 bag of wind1816 penny trumpeter1828 spraga1838 gasser1855 blow-hard1857 blower1863 crower1864 gabber1869 flannel-mouth1882 punk-fist1890 skiter1898 Tartarin1903 blow1904 skite1906 poofter1916 trombenik1922 shooter of lines1941 fat-mouth1942 wide-mouth1959 Wheneye1982 trash talker1986 braggarist- 1869 T. Wright in Student 2 449 Sir Ken was celebrated as the most accomplished gabber in King Arthur's court. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). gabbern.² Brit. /ˈɡabə/, U.S. /ˈɡæbər/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: gabber v. Etymology: < gabber v. Foolish, inconsequential, or incomprehensible talk; prattle; jabber.Sometimes with reference to a particular language, see quots. 1780, 1887. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > [noun] > chatter chirma800 clappingc1386 glavera1400 clapa1420 clackc1440 blabc1460 clattera1500 babble?a1525 babblery1532 pratery1533 clitter-clatter1535 by-talk?1551 prattle1555 prittle-prattle1556 twittle-twattle1565 cacquet1567 prate?1574 prattlement1579 babblement1595 gibble-gabble1600 gabble1602 twattlea1639 tolutiloquence1656 pratement1657 gaggle1668 leden1674 cackle1676 twit-twat1677 clash1685 chit-chat1710 chatter-chitter1711 chitter-chatter1712 palavering1732 hubble-bubble1735 palaver1748 rattle1748 gum1751 mag1778 gabber1780 gammon1781 gash1787 chattery1789 gabber1792 whitter-whatter1805 yabble1808 clacket1812 talky-talky1812 potter1818 yatter1827 blue streak1830 gabblement1831 psilologya1834 chin-music1834 patter1841 jaw1842 chatter1851 brabble1861 tongue-work1866 yacker1882 talkee1885 chelp1891 chattermag1895 whitter1897 burble1898 yap1907 clatfart1913 jive1928 logorrhœa1935 waffle1937 yackety-yacking1953 yack1958 yackety-yack1958 motormouth1976 1780 Miss Palmer Female Stability I. 184 They always kick off for France to learn their foolish gabber, for all they have the best lingo in the world of their own. 1796 S. T. Coleridge in M. E. Sandford T. Poole & his Friends (1888) I. 155 Their unmeaning gabber of flattery. 1860 ‘C. Martel’ Detective's Note-bk. 201 The porter's gabber about recognising me in the daytime prowling about the warehouse was lively fancy. 1887 T. Darlington Folk-speech S. Cheshire 198 I heerd two Welsh women agate o' their gabber. 1925 Scots Mag. Feb. 336 I can understaun' English or Scotch, But dang me! if a can mak' oot a hotch-potch; So dinna spew gabber like that in ma face. 2012 S. King Wind through Keyhole 272 ‘Hold your gabber,’ I said. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). gabbern.³ Brit. /ˈɡabə/, U.S. /ˈɡæbər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: gab v.², -er suffix¹. Etymology: < gab v.² + -er suffix¹. A person who talks a great deal; a fluent or skilful speaker. Also (later chiefly): a person who talks too much; a prattler.Quot. 1792 purports to quote Benjamin Franklin, but this passage in the MS of Franklin's Autobiography reads Riggite (see a1790 at riggite n.). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > [noun] > chatter chirma800 clappingc1386 glavera1400 clapa1420 clackc1440 blabc1460 clattera1500 babble?a1525 babblery1532 pratery1533 clitter-clatter1535 by-talk?1551 prattle1555 prittle-prattle1556 twittle-twattle1565 cacquet1567 prate?1574 prattlement1579 babblement1595 gibble-gabble1600 gabble1602 twattlea1639 tolutiloquence1656 pratement1657 gaggle1668 leden1674 cackle1676 twit-twat1677 clash1685 chit-chat1710 chatter-chitter1711 chitter-chatter1712 palavering1732 hubble-bubble1735 palaver1748 rattle1748 gum1751 mag1778 gabber1780 gammon1781 gash1787 chattery1789 gabber1792 whitter-whatter1805 yabble1808 clacket1812 talky-talky1812 potter1818 yatter1827 blue streak1830 gabblement1831 psilologya1834 chin-music1834 patter1841 jaw1842 chatter1851 brabble1861 tongue-work1866 yacker1882 talkee1885 chelp1891 chattermag1895 whitter1897 burble1898 yap1907 clatfart1913 jive1928 logorrhœa1935 waffle1937 yackety-yacking1953 yack1958 yackety-yack1958 motormouth1976 the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > [noun] > talkative person chaterestrea1250 jangler1303 babbler1366 blabbererc1375 jangleressc1386 talkerc1386 clatterer1388 cacklera1400 languager1436 carperc1440 mamblerc1450 praterc1500 jackdaw?1520 chewet1546 flibbertigibbet1549 clatterfart1552 patterer1552 piec1557 long tongue?1562 prattler1567 piet1574 twattler1577 brawler1581 nimble-chops1581 pratepie1582 roita1585 whittera1585 full-mouth1589 interprater1591 chatterer1592 pianet1594 bablatrice1595 parakeet1598 Bow-bell cockney1600 prattle-basket1602 bagpipe1603 worder1606 babliaminy1608 chougha1616 gabbler1624 blatterer1627 magpie1632 prate-apace1636 rattlea1637 clack1640 blateroon1647 overtalker1654 prate-roast1671 prattle-box1671 babelard1678 twattle-basket1688 mouth1699 tongue-pad1699 chatterista1704 rattler1709 morologist1727 chatterbox1774 palaverer1788 gabber1792 whitter-whatter1805 slangwhanger1807 nash-gab1816 pump1823 windbag1827 big mouth1834 gasbag1841 chattermag1844 tattle-monger1848 rattletrap1850 gasser1855 mouth almighty1864 clucker1869 talky-talky1869 gabster1870 loudmouth1870 tonguester1871 palaverista1873 mag1876 jawsmith1887 spieler1894 twitterer1895 yabbler1901 wordster1904 poofter1916 blatherer1920 ear-bender1922 burbler1923 woofer1934 ear-basher1944 motormouth1955 yacker1960 yammerer1978 jay- 1792 European Mag. & London Rev. Dec. 451/1 My reputation of being a good gabber, that is to say, possessing a considerable share of low quaint language. 1854 H. Miller Schools & Schoolmasters xv. 325 The direction will be apparently in the hands of a few fluent gabbers. 1899 House Jrnl. Sixth Legislature State of Washington 881 Jo Martin was cruel to the horses: he was a big-mouthed gabber. 1945 G. Millar Maquis viii. 160 He is a gabber. No use trying to shut his mouth. 1988 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 21 Feb. 36/3 They're both born gabbers, and their conversation flows easily. 2004 Believer Oct. 45/1 If their..taciturnity could endure these inveterate gabbers, who, even sober, like to talk. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). gabberv. Brit. /ˈɡabə/, U.S. /ˈɡæbər/ Forms: 1600s gabbring (present participle), 1600s gaber, 1600s– gabber. Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: gab v.², -er suffix⁵. Etymology: Probably < gab v.² + -er suffix⁵. Compare earlier gabble v. Compare also earlier jabber v. and gibber v.¹ Compare Dutch gabberen to chatter, prate, to mock, to jest, (of birds) to cackle (1597, now regional; < gabben : see gab v.¹). intransitive. To talk rapidly or at length, esp. in an inconsequential or incomprehensible way; to jabber; also with on. Also transitive (occasionally with direct speech as object): to say or utter (something) rapidly and often incoherently; to speak (a language) in a rapid, incomprehensible way. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > utter in a chattering manner [verb (transitive)] cacklec1230 chattera1250 clapc1315 jangle1377 blabberc1380 trattlea1425 pratea1475 chat1483 prattlea1500 prittle-prattlea1555 gabble1566 blatter?1567 gaggle1577 clacket1579 knap1581 prittle1583 clack1590 volley1591 tattle1593 prabble1603 out-babble1649 garrulate1656 gabber?1661 chime1697 spiel1904 chitter-chatter1928 ?1661 [implied in: W. N. et al. Merry Drollery: 1st Pt. 158 Nay, then let's have none, saies gabbering [1648 T. Jordan jabbering] Jone. (at gabbering adj.)]. 1677 E. Ravenscroft Scaramouch iv. 62 Oh! que cosa—cou—&c. [stage direct.] Ex. gabbring Italian. 1690 Royal Flight ii. i. 12 You would not think how briskly the young Fry Gabber at Samm's Coffee-house. 1707 G. Farquhar Beaux Stratagem iii. 23 He and the Count's Footman were Gabbering French. 1739 J. Peterson Raree Show ii. 26 Why, you vagabond Rogue! I see nothing of what you gabber. 1841 John Elliott x. 153 The boatswain's mate, being half seas over, was swaggering about..gabbering a chaos of sounds which he had the hardihood to call Portuguese. 1898 Tocsin (Melbourne) 3 Feb. 5/1 What is this here One Man One Vote they're all gabbering about? 1932 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 23 Sept. 7/3 Chico gabbered in Italian dialect. 1971 Dauphin (Manitoba) Herald 21 Apr. 7/1 ‘Hey, did you know we had 10 or 12 guys out here on Saturday,’ the country club's pro gabbered at us. 2014 Independent (Nexis) 17 Jan. 20 We..drank fine wine and listened to jazz, rock 'n' roll and gabbered on about political philosophy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹a1325n.²1780n.³1792v.?1661
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