"gabfest" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɡæbˌfɛst/ [US] Audio: En-au-gabfest.ogg Forms: gabfests [plural]
Etymology: gab + -fest Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|gab|fest}} gab + -fest Head templates: {{en-noun}} gabfest (plural gabfests)
  1. (slang, chiefly US) An occasion (such as a meeting) where people talk at length. Tags: US, slang Synonyms: chatfest, talkfest Translations (an occasion (such as a meeting) where people talk at length): седянка (sedjanka) [feminine] (Bulgarian)

Inflected forms

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