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gift of the gab

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The ability to talk readily, glibly, and convincingly, especially on trivial matters and small talk.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, uncountable, usually

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Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: дар слово (dar slovo) — ability to talk readily
  • Chinese Mandarin: 口齒伶俐 /口齿伶俐 (kŏuchĭ línglì) — ability to talk readily
  • Dutch: geslepen tong — ability to talk readily
  • Finnish: hyvät puhelahjat — ability to talk readily
  • French: tchatche — ability to talk readily
  • French: bagout — ability to talk readily
  • German: Wortgewalt — ability to talk readily
  • German: Eloquenz — ability to talk readily
  • German: Redegabe — ability to talk readily
  • German: flottes Mundwerk — ability to talk readily
  • Italian: il dono della parlantina — ability to talk readily
  • Spanish: don de palabra — ability to talk readily
  • Spanish: pico de oro — ability to talk readily
  • Spanish: labia — ability to talk readily
  • Spanish: verba — ability to talk readily
  • Swedish: munläder — ability to talk readily
  • Swedish: vara slängd i käften — ability to talk readily
  • Swedish: talets gåva — ability to talk readily
  • Turkish: cerbeze — ability to talk readily
  • Ottoman Turkish: جربزه (cerbeze) — ability to talk readily
  • Yiddish: אַ צונג אויף רעדער (a tsung oyf reder) — ability to talk readily
  • Yiddish: אַ צונג און ביינער (a tsung un beyner) — ability to talk readily
  • Yiddish: געשליפֿענע צונג (geshlifene tsung) — ability to talk readily