gift of gab

noun phrase

: the ability to talk glibly and persuasively

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Southerners have long been known to have the gift of gab, and that discerning quality has resulted in a rather enthusiastic take on small talk. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025 For your watchlist, Netflix is tapping into your gift of gab with Ali Wong: Single Lady, Big Mouth and Nobody Wants This. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025 Washington nails Malcolm’s steely militancy and gift of gab, but the performance goes far deeper, examining the early failings and eventual righteous fury that transformed him into a once-in-a-lifetime political figure. Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025 Rosie O'Donnell is using her gift of gab to share her thoughts on billionaire Jeff Bezos' extravagant wedding to Lauren Sánchez over the weekend. Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 30 June 2025 One longtime sufferer unleashes the gift of gab Fragrance Royal Flush An evocative scent created for the Duke of Windsor carries a note of plaintive decadence today The Look From Here The New Power Suit How could one tiny piece of fabric be such a source of anxiety? Tuppence Middleton, Air Mail, 8 May 2025 The two men square off with verbal arguments regarding the acre’s worth of gray area between right and wrong, and while Crowe’s character has righteousness on his side, Washington’s gangster has both the gift of gab and a knack for knocking such simplistic notions into the dirt. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gift of gab was in 1839

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“Gift of gab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gift%20of%20gab. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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