gabbers
They never stop
Gabbers is the plural of gabber, meaning people who talk a lot or chatter incessantly: The gabbers in the back row wouldn't shut up.
Separately, gabbers refers to fans or practitioners of gabber, a style of hardcore electronic dance music characterized by fast tempos and distorted kick drums that emerged from the Dutch rave scene in the early 1990s.
Unconfirmed circulating story
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- tittle-tattleTrivial, idle chatter
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
innuendo · buzz · dirt · backbiting · talebearing · tales · scuttlebutt · grapevine
Casual social interaction
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- schmoozingCasual strategic socializing
- partyGathering for celebration
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
meetup · reception · soiree · mixer · cocktails · bonding · camaraderie · fellowship
rumor
Unconfirmed circulating story
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- tittle-tattleTrivial, idle chatter
- whisperSpeech without full voice
hearsay · innuendo · buzz · dirt · backbiting · talebearing · tales · scuttlebutt · grapevine · dishing
mingling
Casual social interaction
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- schmoozingCasual strategic socializing
- partyGathering for celebration
gathering · meetup · reception · soiree · mixer · cocktails · bonding · camaraderie · fellowship · companionship
babble
Incoherent speech
natter · blather · ramble · yammer · blabber · drivel · gibber · patter · twaddle · clack
- subculturespunk, punks, hippie, goth, hippies
- urban subculturesravers, breakdancers, graffiti artists, street artists, b-boys
gabbersmutes
Silences or softens
introverts · wallflowers · clams · strong silent types · shrinking violets
gabberslisteners
Those who attend aurally
observers · auditors · hearers · sounding boards · silent partners