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gabfest
The term is highly informal and carries a connotation of triviality or lack of productivity. It combines "gab" (to talk excessively) with "fest" (a festival or large event), creating an image of a conversation that has spiraled into an uncontrolled or overly long session of chatting.
Depending on the context, it can be used playfully to describe a cozy gathering of friends or critically to describe a meeting that has lost its focus. When used in a professional setting, it is almost always negative, implying that time is being wasted on irrelevant gossip or chatter rather than actual work.
Compared to a "chat" or "discussion," a gabfest implies a much higher volume of talking and a lower level of substance. It suggests a social atmosphere where the act of talking is more important than the content of the conversation.
Meanings
Examples
The meeting turned into a complete gabfest and we never actually decided on a budget.
I cannot believe this lunch break has become such a gabfest.
The annual reunion is basically just one giant gabfest for the whole family.
Stop this gabfest and get back to your assignments.
It was a three hour gabfest about nothing in particular.
The tea party was a delightful gabfest filled with local gossip.
I wonder if tonight will be another endless gabfest with the neighbors.
The lobby of the hotel became a gabfest for the arriving tourists.