forgab

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verb

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

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OriginMiddle English forgabben →
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Meanings

verbforgab (third-person singular simple present forgabs, present participle forgabbing, simple past and past participle forgabbed)

present singular third person forgabs · participle present forgabbing · participle past forgabbed · past forgabbed

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo mock; deride; defame; publish the misdeeds of.

    Synonyms: diss, trash talk, satirize, tease, assassinate, asperse, backbite, badmouth

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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disstrash talksatirizeteaseassassinateaspersebackbitebadmouthbefoulbelibelbesmirchbesmearbewrayblackenblameblazeblemishblotblurcalumniate
Also see
defamedisparageforspeakjapejeerlaugh to scornmake fun ofmockslagtake the mickeywind up

Origin

  1. Middle Englishforgabben“to mock”
  2. Englishforgab

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

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APA

forgab. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forgab

MLA

“forgab.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forgab. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forgab,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forgab.

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