English

Noun

gabber ‎(plural gabbers)

1. (obsolete) A liar; a deceiver.
2. One who is addicted to idle talk.

Etymology 2

From Dutch gabber.

Alternative forms

• gabba

Noun

gabber ‎(uncountable)

1. (music) A style of electronic music, a subgenre of hardcore techno characterised by a distorted kick sound and controversial lyrics or samples.

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish חבֿר ‎(khaver, “friend”), which is borrowed from Hebrew חָבֵר ‎(khavér, “friend”).

Noun

gabber m ‎(plural gabbers, diminutive gabbertje n)

1. A guy.
2. A friend; a pal.
3. Gabber music.
4. A gabber music lover, usually dressed in a tracksuit, often with a partially (women) or completely (men and women) shaven head. This appearance was seen primarily in the nineties.

See also

• zwabber

References

• Definition derived from information on an archived Wikipedia page, Gabber (disambiguation)