different between gabber vs babber

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??æb.?(?)/
• Rhymes: -æb?(?)

Etymology 1

gab +? -er

Noun

gabber (plural gabbers)

1. (obsolete) A liar; a deceiver.
2. One who is addicted to idle talk.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch gabber.

Alternative forms

• gabba

Noun

gabber (countable and uncountable, plural gabbers)

1. (uncountable, music) A subgenre of hardcore techno characterised by an intense, distorted kick sound and controversial lyrics or samples.
2. (countable) A gabber music lover, usually dressed in a tracksuit, often with a complete shaved head or partially for women, seen primarily in the 1990s.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish ????? (khaver, “friend”), from Hebrew ?????? (khavér, “friend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???.b?r/
• Hyphenation: gab?ber
• Rhymes: -?b?r

Noun

gabber m (plural gabbers, diminutive gabbertje n)

1. a guy
2. a friend; a pal
3. (music) gabber (hardcore subgenre)
4. A fan of gabber music, a gabber

Derived terms

• gabberen

Descendants

• ? English: gabber

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bæb?(?)/
• Rhymes: -æb?(?)

Etymology 1

Noun

babber (plural babbers)

1. (Britain, West Country, chiefly Bristol, informal) A baby.

   • That babber of mine has been starting to talk lately and this morning when he saw me he said "da da da" very clearly! Proud moment.

2. (Britain, West Country, chiefly Bristol, informal) A friend.

Synonyms

• (baby): See Thesaurus:baby
• (friend): See Thesaurus:friend

Derived terms

• (baby): bab
• (friend): alright me babber, alright my babber

Etymology 2

bab +? -er

Noun

babber (plural babbers)

1. (Angling, East Anglia) A fisherman of eels, using a bab.