Show Search Results Show Browse

Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

Hide Quotations Hide Etymology

Abbreviations Cite this entry

About this entry:
First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

GIBBIE-GABBIE, -GEBBIE, n.comb.

1. “Children's prattle” (ne.Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.).

2. “The noise made by several rather excited people talking at once” (Kcb.4 1900, -gebbie).

[A reduplicative word (prob. influenced by Gibble-gabble), the second element being a dim. of Gab, n.1, 1. (2), chatter.]

Gibbie-gabbie n. comb.

You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.

"Gibbie-gabbie n. comb.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 29 Mar 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/gibbiegabbie>

12688

snd

Hide Advanced Search

Browse SND:

    Loading...

Share: