gabfestn.

Brit.

/ˈɡabfɛst/, U.S.

/ˈɡæbˌfɛst/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gab n.³, fest n.

Etymology: < gab n.³ + fest n.

colloquial (originally U.S.).

A conference, meeting, debate, etc., in which a great deal of talking takes place; (also) a prolonged conversation or chat.Sometimes with negative connotations.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > lengthy

gabfest1895

talkfest1906

talkathon1934

talk-out1965

1895 Springfield (Missouri) Leader 8 July 4/2 One great and good thing about the disposition of the municipal electric light question is that now a session of the council may be held for business and not as a gabfest.

1904 Grand Rapids (Mich.) Evening Press 30 July 5 The pioneer graduates of Olivet college have decided to hold a ‘gabfest’ Aug. 17.

1910 W. M. Raine Bucky O'Connor 101 I'll leave you and your jelly fish Scotty to your gabfest.

1960 Spectator 30 Sept. 470 A shambles as big as the Labour gabfest.

1991 Utne Reader July 115/1 Those male bonding gab-fests at the office water cooler.

2005 Australian (Nexis) 1 Aug. 14 We don't need another political gabfest... What we need is a national summit that seeks broad-ranging and creative input.

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

单词	gabfest
释义	gabfestn. Brit. /ˈɡabfɛst/, U.S. /ˈɡæbˌfɛst/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gab n.³, fest n. Etymology: < gab n.³ + fest n. colloquial (originally U.S.). A conference, meeting, debate, etc., in which a great deal of talking takes place; (also) a prolonged conversation or chat.Sometimes with negative connotations. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > lengthy gabfest1895 talkfest1906 talkathon1934 talk-out1965 1895 Springfield (Missouri) Leader 8 July 4/2 One great and good thing about the disposition of the municipal electric light question is that now a session of the council may be held for business and not as a gabfest. 1904 Grand Rapids (Mich.) Evening Press 30 July 5 The pioneer graduates of Olivet college have decided to hold a ‘gabfest’ Aug. 17. 1910 W. M. Raine Bucky O'Connor 101 I'll leave you and your jelly fish Scotty to your gabfest. 1960 Spectator 30 Sept. 470 A shambles as big as the Labour gabfest. 1991 Utne Reader July 115/1 Those male bonding gab-fests at the office water cooler. 2005 Australian (Nexis) 1 Aug. 14 We don't need another political gabfest... What we need is a national summit that seeks broad-ranging and creative input. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1895
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