Gabby

¹ American  

[gab-ee] / ˈgæb i /

noun

1. a male given name, form of Gabriel.

2. a female given name, form of Gabriella.

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gabby ² American  

[gab-ee] / ˈgæb i /

adjective

gabbier, gabbiest

1. talkative; garrulous.

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gabby British  

/ ˈɡæbɪ /

adjective

1. informal inclined to chatter; talkative

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Other Word Forms

• gabbiness noun

Etymology

Origin of gabby

First recorded in 1710–20; gab ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

When asked to identify the best trash talker on the offensive side of the ball, receiver DeVante Parker didn’t hesitate in identifying his quarterback as the gabbiest.

From Washington Times

She leaned more on bodily frailty and the gabby momentum of her singular and hapless characters’ thoughts than on active violence.

From Washington Post

Now, back to gabby old Bob from accounting.

From Washington Post

“People apparently found the combination of my slight stature and gabby nature comical,” Mr. Graham wrote in his 2015 memoir, referring to a coping strategy learned in childhood.

From New York Times

He was more like some gabby old codger who would sit next to you on a bus and try to show you bits of paper he kept folded in his wallet.

From Literature