gabfest

noun

ˈgab-ˌfest How to pronounce gabfest (audio)
Definition of gabfestnext
as in chat
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this the slumber party was an all-night gabfest filled with gossip, giggling, and whispered secrets

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Recent Examples of gabfest Allen’s gabfests later in the episode — with guests including singers Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme and baseball star Willie Mays — set the tone for the conversational, anecdote-rich interviews that set the late-night vibe that remains today. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 10 June 2026 And his Julie Delpy–Ethan Hawke romantic gabfests Before Sunset and Before Midnight were nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay Oscars in 2004 and 2015, respectively. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025 Among the content coming to Netflix beginning early next year will be The Bill Simmons Podcast, the cinema-nerd gabfest The Rewatchables and The Ringer Fantasy Football Show. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 Oct. 2025 In the period of late night's rapid expansion, Showtime's gabfest stood out for pure personality and low-key conversational charm. — Ew Staff, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2022 However, this episode of Window Shop proves boring cars are directly proportional to the chances of a crossfire gabfest. — Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 11 Nov. 2022 Third quarter, here’s Bob Myers dropping into the TV gabfest. — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 12 Dec. 2020 Calls can last for up to 24 hours (quite the gabfest), and are encrypted and password-protected. — Adam Lashinsky, Fortune, 6 July 2020 But there are only so many airings of marbles races, old games and gabfests about the April 23–25 NFL draft—an event that, during the COVID-19 pandemic, feels as significant as a speck of sand—that viewers can take. — Sean Gregory, Time, 14 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gabfest
  1. chat
  2. chatter
  3. talk
  4. chitchat
Noun
  • During hours of questioning, Bozanic walked Riddell through text messages, cellphone logs and group chats.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The folding iPhone can display two apps side by side, including chats with Siri, offering a desktop-like interface for AI agents.
    — Kif Leswing,Annie Palmer,Jordan Novet, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of chat
Noun
  • Queer Eye’s final season brought off-screen drama but no chatter beyond that.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
  • But even as top European content industry insiders gathered to hear Bajaria speak, chatter about her future fired back up in Hollywood this week.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of chatter
Noun
  • Russia and Ukraine are engaged in talks on ending the plight of people trapped in Oleshky, Ukrainian human rights commissioner Dmytro Lubinets said in an interview with Espreso.
    — SAMYA KULLAB, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Her talk focused on being flexible and creative when responding to stress.
    — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of talk
Noun
  • In the halls of NYC’s immigration court, the casual chitchat of ICE agents waiting to arrest their unsuspecting targets stands in stark contrast to the horrors these detainees are likely to face.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Their chitchat is strained by the knowledge that the exchange is transactional.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of chitchat

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