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Gab vs Gaby - What's the difference?

gab | gaby |

As nouns the difference between gab and gaby

is that gab is idle chatter while gaby is a stupid, foolish person; a simpleton; a dunce.

As a verb gab

is to jest; to tell lies in jest; exaggerate; lie.

As a proper noun Gaby is

{{given name|female}}, from the French short form of Gabrielle.

gab

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • idle chatter
  • The mouth or gob.
  • One of the open-forked ends of rods controlling reversing in early steam engines.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * gabby * gift of the gab

    Verb

    (gabb)
  • (obsolete) To jest; to tell lies in jest; exaggerate; lie.
  • To talk or chatter a lot, usually on trivial subjects.
  • (obsolete) To speak or tell falsely.

    • Anagrams

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    gaby

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (female), from the (etyl) short form of Gabrielle.
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