English
gabfest
From gab + -fest.
A compound of gab + -fest
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂- ‘to gape, be wide open’
Proto-Germanic *gabbōną ‘to joke, to mock’
Old Norse gabb ‘jest, mockery’
Middle English gab
English gab
Today it means
noun An occasion (such as a meeting) where people talk at length.
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Etymograph / gabfest