/ ˈgæbi; NAmE / adjective
( informal , disapproving ) talking a lot, especially about things that are not important
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent. (originally Scots ): from gab + -y .
/ ˈgæbi; NAmE / adjective
( informal , disapproving ) talking a lot, especially about things that are not important
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent. (originally Scots ): from gab + -y .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005