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Gab vs Gib - What's the difference?

gab | gib |

As a symbol gab

is the iso 3166-1 three-letter (alpha-3) code for gabon.

As a noun gib is

si abbreviation for gibibyte or gibibytes.

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

    * * * * ----

    gib

    English

    Etymology 1

    (18th century). Perhaps abbreviated from (m), the name of the cat in the old story of Reynard the Fox'', in the ''Romaunt of the Rose , etc.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A bolt or wedge made from wood or metal used for holding a machine part in place.
  • A castrated male cat or ferret.
  • A male cat; a tomcat.
  • Verb

  • To fasten in place with a gib.
  • Etymology 2

    Shortened from giblet.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (lb) Miscellaneous pieces of a fragged character, most often in first-person shooters.
  • Verb

  • (lb) To blast an enemy or opponent into gibs.
  • Anagrams

    * (l), (l) * (l) ----