gabfest
Americannoun
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a gathering at which there is a great deal of conversation.
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a long conversation.
noun
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prolonged gossiping or conversation
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an informal gathering for conversation
Etymology
Origin of gabfest
Example Sentences
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Jude loves a deep, sarcastic, wide-ranging gabfest — as do all Romanian filmmakers, it seems.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
The World Economic Forum, which opens Tuesday and runs through Friday, is an annual gabfest of business, political and other elites in the Alpine snows of Davos, Switzerland.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2024
Familiarity — not anything newfangled — is what brings audiences back for seconds, or in the case of ABC’s gabfest, “The View,” 26ths.
From Washington Post • Oct. 11, 2022
The move made the service a smorgasbord of audio entertainment — part music service, part news outlet, part always-on gabfest.
From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2022
“Carter! Sakai! Stop your gabfest and get back to your drills!”
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
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