gobby
- adjective
- /ˈɡɒbi/
- UK
:
hablador
- She admitted she was a bit gobby at the party and apologized for interrupting.
I should have been bullied daily, gobby small virgin, scared of drugs.
- I should have been bullied daily, gobby small virgin, scared of drugs.
- You said when I bloody fucking gobby and all this that and the other I said you cheeky.
Examples
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Her gobby attitude often lands her in trouble with teachers.
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He's always been a bit too gobby for my taste.
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Everyone knew him as the gobby one in the group, always voicing his opinions loudly.
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Why is she so gobby at the party?
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Everyone knew him as the gobby one in the group, always voicing his opinions loudly.
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Her gobby attitude often lands her in trouble with teachers.
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She admitted she was a bit gobby at the party and apologized for interrupting.
Synonyms
36
3.3
Talking a lot in a friendly, informal way
33
2.5
A person who likes to speak a lot with other people
6
9.9
A person who talks a lot about small everyday things
6
7.0
Talking a lot about small, unimportant things
3
8.6
Talking too much about small unimportant things
3
6.7
A person who speaks loudly and says rude things
3
6.9
Talking a lot in a lively or outspoken way
1
7.9
Talking a lot about small, unimportant things
Talking much more than others want to hear
Talking a lot in a friendly, lively way
Antonyms
Compounds
How Talkative
- Offensive
3
6.7
- Offensive
6
7.9
- UK
33
2.5
- Informal
36
3.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Gobby comes from the British slang gob, which means 'mouth', with the ending -y that makes an adjective. So, to be gobby is to be 'mouthy', loud and to talk too much, which is exactly the word's modern meaning.