chatterbox

[chat-er-boks]

noun

1. an excessively talkative person.

chatterbox

/ ˈtʃætəˌbɒks /

noun

1. informal,  a person who talks constantly, esp about trivial matters

Word History and Origins

Origin of chatterbox¹

First recorded in 1765–75; i.e., person whose voice box chatters constantly

Example Sentences

Anxious to finish his shift in time for a celebratory dinner, he finds himself teamed with Travis, “the annoying new kid,” a chatterbox who conversely reveres Russell as a god.

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Sara Sharif experienced "daily living hell" at home at the hands of her father and stepmother, but at school she was a caring, cheerful "chatterbox", who loved singing and dancing, her head teacher said.

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Jared Verse, the No. 19 pick in this year’s draft, is an edge rusher but said he came of age as a brazen chatterbox on the field by listening to Ramsey in mic’d up moments.

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The film is an evocation of character, place and time, the tempo alternating between moody and lively, like our central odd couple, laconic Benny and chatterbox Kathy.

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Sometimes it takes me — a culture professional — a while to catch up, so I’d imagine other folks might appreciate some distance between opening weekend and the instant media chatterboxes start breaking down the dismount.

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