gab Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun light informal conversation for social occasions
    chin wag; chit-chat; chitchat; chin-wagging; causerie; chin-wag; small talk; gabfest; chin wagging; chit chat; tittle-tattle; gossip.
  2. verb talk profusely
    yak.
    • she was yakking away about her grandchildren

WordNet

Gab noun
Etymology
Cf. Gaff.
Definitions
  1. (Steam Engine) The hook on the end of an eccentric rod opposite the strap. See. Illust. of Eccentric.
Gab noun
Etymology
OE. gabbe gabble, mocking, fr. Icel. gabb mocking, mockery, or OF. gab, gabe; perh. akin to E. gape, or gob. Cf. Gab, v. i., Gibber.
Definitions
  1. The mouth; hence, idle prate; chatter; unmeaning talk; loquaciousness. Colloq.
Gab intransitive verb
Etymology
OE. gabben to jest, lie, mock, deceive, fr. Icel. gabba to mock, or OF. gaber. See 2d Gab, and cf. Gabble.
Definitions
  1. To deceive; to lie. Obs. Chaucer.
  2. To talk idly; to prate; to chatter. Holinshed.

Webster 1913