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/ˈɡæbˌfɛst/ · noun
(slang, chiefly US) An occasion (such as a meeting) where people talk at length..
Oh, we've been talking about constitutional reform since 1927. I've been going to these gabfests since the fifties.
But he could as well have been talking about the confabulations of the food summit in Rome earlier this year or the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg next month. I have no doubt critics are dusting off the cliches for that one, preparing to denounce one more gabfest.
Use gabfest when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gabfest means (slang, chiefly US) An occasion (such as a meeting) where people talk at length..
Common synonyms include chatfest, talkfest, small talk, gab.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Oh, we've been talking about constitutional reform since 1927. I've been going to these gabfests since the fifties.
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