English Explanatory Dictionary

forgab

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

forgab forgabs forgabbing forgabbed

Etymology

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

Synonyms

diss trash talk satirize tease assassinate asperse backbite badmouth befoul belibel besmirch besmear bewray blacken blame blaze blemish blot blur calumniate calumny chat shit chat shite cloud defame demonize denigrate deprave depreciate detract dirty discredit disgrace disparage disrepute drag through the mud forgab forspeak foul infamize lampoon libel malign monsterize muddy reproach revile scandal shit-talk slag slander smear smirch spatter spot speak ill of stab stain sully talk shit
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