begab

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English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English bigabben, equivalent to be- (“over, at, about”) +‎ gab. Cognate with Swedish begabba.

Verb

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  1. (transitive) To deceive; mock.
    • 1974, Richard Gardner, Richard Cummings, The adventures of Don Juan:
      "You begabbed her, of course. A tit for a tattle is her bargain. And then?"
  2. (transitive) To gab about; talk over; report from one (person) to another.

German

Pronunciation

Verb

begab

  1. (deprecated template usage) First-person singular preterite of begeben.
  2. (deprecated template usage) Third-person singular preterite of begeben.
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