blabby
- adjective
- /ˈblæbi/
- Offensive
- His blabby comments during the meeting revealed too much about the company's plans.
Examples
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Now, just a little advice: When you're going under ether, don't think about us... ...because people get very blabby under an anesthetic.
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Just naturally blabby, I guess.
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What are you, some kind of blabby rat bastard?
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Normally, I'm blabby, but I sat on this one.
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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.
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The blabby gossip spread quickly through the office, causing unnecessary drama.
Synonyms
A person who likes to speak a lot with other people
Liking to talk about other people's private lives
Talking a lot in a rude or disrespectful way
Likely to let secret information become known to others
Talking a lot about small, unimportant things
A person who talks too much and tells secrets
A person who talks too much and tells other people's secrets
Talking much more than others want to hear
Antonyms
How Indiscreet
- Offensive
- Offensive
- Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.