yabber
1
9.5
- noun
- /ˈjæbər/
- Australian
:
charlas vacías
- Yabber, yabber, yabber.
Examples
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Yabber, yabber, yabber.
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During lunch, they engaged in yabber about the latest celebrity gossip.
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In the café, the group sat in a corner, filled with yabber that seemed to go on forever.
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His constant yabber made it hard for anyone to focus on the meeting.
Synonyms
87
3.5
Continuous talk about small things, often lively and noisy
65
2.1
Polite short talk about simple topics like the weather
28
2.0
Friendly, light talk about unimportant things
12
7.1
A short friendly talk between people
9
8.3
Loud, continuous talk about unimportant things
5
8.7
Silly talk about unimportant things
4
9.7
Unimportant repeating talk that gives no useful information
4
7.9
Fast, unclear talk that is hard to understand
4
9.1
A short informal talk between people
2
8.8
Loud, constant talk about unimportant things that annoy people
1
5.8
Casual talk about small, unimportant things, often gossip
1
9.7
A lot of noisy talking about not important things
1
9.9
Talk that is silly or not important
1
9.9
Loud, silly talk that has no useful meaning
1
8.4
A friendly relaxed chat between people, often over coffee
1
8.2
A long friendly talk that people use to persuade or catch up
Light talk about unimportant, silly things people say
Continuous trivial talk that says nothing important
Light, silly talk about other people
Light friendly talk about small unimportant things, often gossip
A short friendly chat that helps people relax
Light informal chat between people to enjoy themselves
A friendly, informal talk about personal news
A dull conversation with little energy or interest
How Trivial
75
4.4
- Australian
1
9.5
- Informal
65
2.1
- Informal
312
1.0
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Yabber is easy to remember if you connect it to jabber and yap, both words for quick, noisy speech. So, yabber means 'idle talk' or 'chatter' you hear when people are not saying anything important.