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forgab

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
for-gab
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To mock; deride; defame; publish the misdeeds of.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English forgabben (“to mock”), equivalent to for- (“destructively, harmfully”) + gab.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

forgabs (present, singular) forgabbing (participle, present) forgabbed (participle, past) forgabbed (past)

Synonyms

diss trash talk satirize tease assassinate asperse backbite badmouth befoul belibel besmirch besmear

Questions

What does forgab mean?
To mock; deride; defame; publish the misdeeds of.
Where does forgab come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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