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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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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.]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 27 Dec 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/gibbiegabbie>
