Thesaurus results for GABFEST

gabfest

noun

ˈgab-ˌfest

Definition of gabfest

as in chat

friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this the slumber party was an all-night gabfest filled with gossip, giggling, and whispered secrets

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Recent Examples of gabfest Allen’s gabfests later in the episode — with guests including singers Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme and baseball star Willie Mays — set the tone for the conversational, anecdote-rich interviews that set the late-night vibe that remains today. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 10 June 2026 And his Julie Delpy–Ethan Hawke romantic gabfests Before Sunset and Before Midnight were nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay Oscars in 2004 and 2015, respectively. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025 Among the content coming to Netflix beginning early next year will be The Bill Simmons Podcast, the cinema-nerd gabfest The Rewatchables and The Ringer Fantasy Football Show. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 Oct. 2025 In the period of late night's rapid expansion, Showtime's gabfest stood out for pure personality and low-key conversational charm. — Ew Staff, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2022 However, this episode of Window Shop proves boring cars are directly proportional to the chances of a crossfire gabfest. — Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 11 Nov. 2022 Third quarter, here’s Bob Myers dropping into the TV gabfest. — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 12 Dec. 2020 Calls can last for up to 24 hours (quite the gabfest), and are encrypted and password-protected. — Adam Lashinsky, Fortune, 6 July 2020 But there are only so many airings of marbles races, old games and gabfests about the April 23–25 NFL draft—an event that, during the COVID-19 pandemic, feels as significant as a speck of sand—that viewers can take. — Sean Gregory, Time, 14 Apr. 2020

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Noun

Also, deciding what types of communications are appropriate for asynchronous chat versus hosting a meeting can bring both clarity and boundaries to communication channels.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
While most voters tell us their biggest concern is affordability, a new issue has entered the chat, taking up an outsized amount of space on the campaign trail, on the airwaves, and in party war rooms.

— S.E. Cupp, New York Daily News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of chat

Noun

There’s talk amongst the crowd about the album, but nothing as loud or abrasive as the chatter happening online about everything from her album cover to her single choices to her strong, vocal opinions about her album cover and single choices.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2026
And for all the chatter, Jenna and Val’s first routine kind of falls flat anyway.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of chatter

Noun

That gives Qatar a powerful reason to keep talks moving between Tehran and Washington.

— Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026
After news of advanced settlement talks was reported over the weekend, Bloomberg reported today that Paramount reached an agreement with California and other states that sued to block the merger.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of talk

Noun

If this is true, the anonymous e-mailer, who worked at Domino’s with Webb, had inflated a report of some harmless chitchat between Crosby and her tenants into an actionable violation of jurors’ instructions not to discuss the case.

— James Lasdun, New Yorker, 26 May 2026
For decades, late-night TV has introduced trailblazers trying to break, or reinvent, the staid routine of stand-up monologues and celebrity chitchat.

— David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026

Definition of chitchat

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