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blabby

blabby

1 8.2
Talking too much and telling other people's secrets
  • adjective
  • /ˈblæbi/
  • Offensive
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  • His blabby comments during the meeting revealed too much about the company's plans.

Examples

  • Now, just a little advice: When you're going under ether, don't think about us... ...because people get very blabby under an anesthetic.

  • Just naturally blabby, I guess.

  • What are you, some kind of blabby rat bastard?

  • Normally, I'm blabby, but I sat on this one.

  • When she confronted her blabby boyfriend about the rumor on the phone, he took it as confirmation that severing ties was necessary—but it would have to wait until after he and his boys went tanning.

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  • She was always blabby, sharing secrets that were meant to be kept private.

  • The blabby gossip spread quickly through the office, causing unnecessary drama.

Synonyms

talkative
vsblabby
33 2.5

A person who likes to speak a lot with other people

is about revealing secrets and lack of discretion, not general talk
gossipy
vsblabby
  • Informal
9 4.8

Liking to talk about other people's private lives

focuses more on revealing secrets rather than enjoying others' affairs
mouthy
vsblabby
  • Offensive
6 7.9

Talking a lot in a rude or disrespectful way

focuses on indiscreet secret revealing rather than rude speech
leaky
vsblabby
4 6.4

Likely to let secret information become known to others

is about talking too much with deliberate or accidental reveal
gabby
vsblabby
  • Informal
1 7.9

Talking a lot about small, unimportant things

is more about careless secret revealing than light chat
blabbermouthed
vsblabby
  • Offensive
8.8

A person who talks too much and tells secrets

has identical meaning and the same indiscreet disclosure tendency
bigmouthed
vsblabby
  • Offensive
6.8

A person who talks too much and tells other people's secrets

is similarly indiscreet but emphasizes tactlessness rather than habit
overtalkative
vsblabby
6.0

Talking much more than others want to hear

is similar but adds the element of revealing secrets

Antonyms

1.0

Not making much noise

5 8.4

A person who does not speak much and seems reserved

How Indiscreet

blabbermouthed
  • Offensive
8.8
blabby
  • Offensive
1 8.2
garrulous
  • Formal
3 8.6
talkative
33 2.5
reserved
3.7
tight-lipped
18 5.7

Surface Forms

blabby positive

Morphology

blabby = blab (transparent) = blab + y

Formed from the verb 'blab' plus the adjectival suffix '-y', so the meaning 'given to blabbing' is directly inferred.

Etymology

The word blabby comes from the simple verb blab, which means 'to tell secrets or talk too much', and is like the playful word blabbermouth. So if someone is blabby, they are likely to speak freely and reveal things they should keep quiet.