Gabfest — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

light informal conversation for social occasions

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈæbfɪst/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈabfɪst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈabfɪst/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡˈæbfɪst/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gossip chin-wagging chitchat chit chat small talk chin-wag gab chit-chat tittle-tattle chin wag causerie chin wagging

Word Forms

chitchat	verb	talk socially without exchanging too much information
gabby	adjective	full of trivial conversation
gossipy	adjective	prone to friendly informal communication
gossip	verb	talk socially without exchanging too much information
tittle-tattle	verb	speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

fiesta de charla

conversación informal ligera para ocasiones sociales

🇳🇱Dutch

geklets

licht informeel gesprek voor sociale gelegenheden

🇵🇹Portuguese

festival de conversa

conversa informal leve para ocasiões sociais

🇷🇺Russian

болтовня

легкая неформальная беседа для светских мероприятий

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गैबफेस्ट

सामाजिक अवसरों के लिए हल्की अनौपचारिक बातचीत

🇧🇩Bengali

গ্যাবফেস্ট

সামাজিক অনুষ্ঠানের জন্য হালকা অনানুষ্ঠানিক কথোপকথন

🇮🇳Marathi

गॅबफेस्ट

सामाजिक प्रसंगांसाठी हलके अनौपचारिक संभाषण

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગેબફેસ્ટ

સામાજિક પ્રસંગો માટે હળવી અનૌપચારિક વાતચીત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗ್ಯಾಬ್ಫೆಸ್ಟ್

ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಸಂದರ್ಭಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಲಘು ಅನೌಪಚಾರಿಕ ಸಂಭಾಷಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗബ്ഫെസ്റ്റ്

സാമൂഹിക അവസരങ്ങൾക്കായി ലഘുവായ അനൗപചാരിക സംഭാഷണം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

喋喋不休

社交场合的轻松非正式对话

🇯🇵Japanese

ガブフェスト

社交の場での軽いカジュアルな会話

🇰🇷Korean

개페스트

사교 행사를 위한 가벼운 비공식 대화

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chuyện phiếm

cuộc trò chuyện thân mật nhẹ nhàng cho các dịp xã hội

🇹🇭Thai

แก๊บเฟสต์

การสนทนาแบบไม่เป็นทางการเบาๆ สำหรับโอกาสทางสังคม

🇮🇩Indonesian

omongan

percakapan informal ringan untuk acara sosial

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

com.gabfest

محادثة غير رسمية خفيفة للمناسبات الاجتماعية

🇮🇷Persian

گابفست

مکالمه غیر رسمی سبک برای مناسبت های اجتماعی

🇹🇷Turkish

gevezelik

sosyal durumlar için hafif resmi olmayan konuşma

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