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单词 labrish
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labrishn.adj.

Brit. /ˈlabrɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈlæbrɪʃ/, Caribbean English /ˈlabrɪʃ/
Forms: 1900s– labbrish, 1900s– labrish.
Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lab v., -er suffix5, -ish suffix1.
Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < lab v. + -er suffix5 (compare blabber v., and also regional (Caribbean) blabbermouth talkative, laba to chatter, laba-laba talkative, (as noun) talkative person (all mid 20th cent.)) + -ish suffix1, after e.g. English n. 2a. See further F. G. Cassidy & R. B. Le Page Dict. Jamaican Eng. (ed. 2, 1980) at cited word. Earlier currency is probably implied by labrish v.
Jamaican.
A. n.
Gossip; rumour; idle talk.
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society > communication > information > rumour > [noun]
speechc1000
wordOE
hearinga1300
opinion1340
talesa1375
famea1387
inklinga1400
slandera1400
noising1422
rumour?a1425
bruit1477
nickinga1500
commoninga1513
roarc1520
murmura1522
hearsay?1533
cry1569
scandal1596
vogue1626
discourse1677
sough1716
circulation1775
gossip1811
myth1849
breeze1879
sound1899
potin1922
dirt1926
rumble1929
skinny1938
labrish1942
lie and story1950
scam1964
he-say-she-say1972
factoid1973
ripple1977
goss1985
1942 L. Bennett Jamaica Dial. Verses 2 Me 'ave lot a labrish fe tell yuh.
1981 Westindian World 11 Sept. 5/1 Contrary to me little labrish de adda day bout him was a sell up fe go to America tings have never looked so good in town.
2015 G. Royes Rhythm August Rain 43 ‘You better brush up on your wedding labrish,’ he said, shaking his head, ‘because is that Beth going to talk the whole time’.
B. adj.
Garrulous, talkative; given to gossiping. rare.
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society > communication > information > rumour > [adjective] > gossiping
labrish1961
1961 F. G. Cassidy Jamaica Talk viii. 185 As an adjective labrish would..mean wordy,..gossiping.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

labrishv.

Brit. /ˈlabrɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈlæbrɪʃ/, Caribbean English /ˈlabrɪʃ/
Forms: 1900s– labbrish, 1900s– laberish, 1900s– labris, 1900s– labrish.
Origin: Probably formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: labrish n.
Etymology: Probably < labrish n. (although this is apparently first attested later).
Jamaican.
intransitive. To gossip idly; to chat; to chatter.
ΘΚΠ
society > communication > information > rumour > [verb (intransitive)] > bear tales or rumours
talea1225
tittlec1400
twittle1551
tattle1581
clavera1605
gossip1627
twita1643
clasha1689
fetch-and-carry1770
clype1843
clatfart1913
tattle-tale1918
labrish1935
1935 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 13 Mar. 17/6 Gerardo Leon..sang a Jamaica Mento composed by himself entitled ‘Ooman wa mek yu labrish so’.
1943 in F. G. Cassidy & R. B. Le Page Dict. Jamaican Eng. (1967) 269/1 Labbrish, Labris, to chat plenty a story; to give plenty news; to talk much.
1958 Sunday Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 31 Aug. 6/4 When they are not busy selling, they labrish with eloquent gestures and abandoned laughter.
1976 J. Berry Bluefoot Traveller (1977) 26 Things harness me here. I long For we labrish bad.
2015 G. Royes Rhythm August Rain 43 We'll have to labrish—isn't that the word for ‘chat’? I've almost forgotten my patois.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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