gift of gab
gift of gab
G g Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [gift uhv, ov gab]
- /gɪft ʌv, ɒv gæb/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [gift uhv, ov gab]
- /gɪft ʌv, ɒv gæb/
Definitions of gift of gab words
- noun gift of gab an aptitude for speaking fluently, glibly, or persuasively. 1
- noun gift of gab talks a lot 1
- noun gift of gab Alternative form of gift of the gab. 0
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Origin of gift of gab
First appearance:
before 1675 One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1675-85
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Parts of speech for Gift of gab
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gift of gab popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
gift of gab usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gift of gab
noun gift of gab
- blarney — Blarney is things someone says that are flattering and amusing but probably untrue, and which you think they are only saying in order to please you or to persuade you to do something.
- logorrhea — pathologically incoherent, repetitious speech.
- verbal diarrhea — (Slang) (US) logorrhea.
- volubility — characterized by a ready and continuous flow of words; fluent; glib; talkative: a voluble spokesman for the cause.
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