yabber
1
9.9
- noun
- /ˈjæbər/
- Australian
:
charlatán
Examples
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That's all they do, yabber, yabber, yabber.
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That's all they do, yabber, yabber, yabber.
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That's all they do, yabber, yabber, yabber.
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We listen to their talk, the yabber of the fat and the clipped replies of the thin.
Fiction book (1996) -
Yabber, yabber, yabber.
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At the party, he was such a yabber, sharing stories that never seemed to end.
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The children gathered around the campfire, filled with yabber about their adventures.
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Everyone at the café was listening to her yabber about the latest celebrity gossip.
Synonyms
69
2.1
A person who speaks a lot, often in public
13
6.8
A person who talks a lot about unimportant things and bores other people
9
4.2
A person who talks a lot and often does not stop
6
9.8
A person who talks for a long time about unimportant things in a boring way
4
7.9
A person who talks a lot about unimportant things
3
9.9
A person who talks very fast and is hard to understand
3
8.4
A person who talks quickly and too much, annoying others
1
7.9
A person who talks a lot in a loud, annoying way
1
8.2
A person who talks a lot about unimportant things
1
5.5
A person who talks a lot and often annoys others
1
8.6
A person who talks a lot and often very quickly
1
8.2
A person who talks too much in an annoying way
A person who talks quickly about unimportant things
A person who talks a lot and says silly or meaningless things
A person who talks a lot in a silly, not important way
A person who talks too much about small things and bores others
A person who talks a lot, often in a funny way
A person who speaks too much and stops other people from speaking
A person who talks too much and tells other people's secrets
How Talkative
- Offensive
10
7.5
- Informal
9
4.2
- Australian
1
9.9
69
2.1
228
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Yabber probably comes from playful words like jabber and yap, which copy the quick, noisy sound of talking. Think of someone who 'yaps' or 'jabbers' all the time—that's a yabber, a person who talks a lot.