1960s expression slang among Mods for taking time effort & money to get dressed up to look your best.
Mods a 1960s youth subculture who embraced Modern Jazz & Modern style of dress especially sharp well tailored sartorial looks eg tightly cut mohair suits, short dresses & bobbed hair for girls. Mods were working class youth who embraced style as weapon against their assigned place in society, a rebellion of upward aspiration to outdo middle classes less clued up about style. Lambretta & Vespa scooters subverted & customized as a 'weapon' of expression & identity too, as motorcycles greasy & unsuitable for smart clothes. Pitched battles took place Mods & Rockers/Greasers in 1960s seafront bank holiday rallies. The subculture existed from 1963-1969 then again in revival 1977-82, & remains a style even today. Music included The Who, Small Faces & Tamla Motown, & in 70s manifestation The Jam The Chords & Secret Affair.
Wide use as an expression in 1960s, these days in daily use generally confined to those who work in rag trade (often ethnic minority) especially tailors, retail fashion, or Mod culture itself
"To get dressed, something that could take a very long time indeed, especially when you remember the lengths your average mod would go to in order to get their clothes ready for wear. That thing about sitting in a bath wearing a pair of Levi’s to shrink them down to a skin-tight fit, that must’ve taken DAYS." Fraser McAlpine of BBC America
Mods a 1960s youth subculture who embraced Modern Jazz & Modern style of dress especially sharp well tailored sartorial looks eg tightly cut mohair suits, short dresses & bobbed hair for girls. Mods were working class youth who embraced style as weapon against their assigned place in society, a rebellion of upward aspiration to outdo middle classes less clued up about style. Lambretta & Vespa scooters subverted & customized as a 'weapon' of expression & identity too, as motorcycles greasy & unsuitable for smart clothes. Pitched battles took place Mods & Rockers/Greasers in 1960s seafront bank holiday rallies. The subculture existed from 1963-1969 then again in revival 1977-82, & remains a style even today. Music included The Who, Small Faces & Tamla Motown, & in 70s manifestation The Jam The Chords & Secret Affair.
Wide use as an expression in 1960s, these days in daily use generally confined to those who work in rag trade (often ethnic minority) especially tailors, retail fashion, or Mod culture itself
"To get dressed, something that could take a very long time indeed, especially when you remember the lengths your average mod would go to in order to get their clothes ready for wear. That thing about sitting in a bath wearing a pair of Levi’s to shrink them down to a skin-tight fit, that must’ve taken DAYS." Fraser McAlpine of BBC America
"Gab Up darlin' we're going to The 100 Club tonight"
"I'm not gettin' all gabbed up if we're not going anywhere"
"I quite fancy a day at the races mate come all let's gab up and go to Doncaster for the Leger"
"I'm not gettin' all gabbed up if we're not going anywhere"
"I quite fancy a day at the races mate come all let's gab up and go to Doncaster for the Leger"
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Subject 001: Why yes okay
Gab:Let's say, your in the middle of your Mum and Dad, your Dad is inside of you, and you are inside of your Mum, there is but two ways to escape, moving back and go further into your Dad or go Forward further into your Mum. Its okay if you need to get up and think.
Subject 001 stands up and walks
Gab : Think Now
Subject O01 walks towards a draw and fiddles finding something saying " Theres only thing that can fix my itch "
Gab : Its alright feel free to use my tools
Subject 001 Puts a shotgun in his mouth and pulls the trigger
Subject 001: Why yes okay
Gab:Let's say, your in the middle of your Mum and Dad, your Dad is inside of you, and you are inside of your Mum, there is but two ways to escape, moving back and go further into your Dad or go Forward further into your Mum. Its okay if you need to get up and think.
Subject 001 stands up and walks
Gab : Think Now
Subject O01 walks towards a draw and fiddles finding something saying " Theres only thing that can fix my itch "
Gab : Its alright feel free to use my tools
Subject 001 Puts a shotgun in his mouth and pulls the trigger
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noun / song title
1. A hard‑hitting hip‑hop anthem that celebrates owning your voice, speaking your truth, and turning words into power. The track by ShawnDon Damarko channels ambition, hustle, and lyrical swagger—using “gab” (your talk) as the “gift” (your tool).
2. A metaphor for the moment when someone flips their struggles into story, their silence into sound — when their voice becomes their weapon, their uplift, their brand.
Example: “When he stepped up to the mic and flipped his life in bars, that was straight‑up ‘Gab The Gift’ energy.”
Usage notes:
• The title riffs on the old idiom “the gift of the gab”, meaning natural talent for talking and persuading.
noun / song title
1. A hard‑hitting hip‑hop anthem that celebrates owning your voice, speaking your truth, and turning words into power. The track by ShawnDon Damarko channels ambition, hustle, and lyrical swagger—using “gab” (your talk) as the “gift” (your tool).
2. A metaphor for the moment when someone flips their struggles into story, their silence into sound — when their voice becomes their weapon, their uplift, their brand.
Example: “When he stepped up to the mic and flipped his life in bars, that was straight‑up ‘Gab The Gift’ energy.”
Usage notes:
• The title riffs on the old idiom “the gift of the gab”, meaning natural talent for talking and persuading.
“She walked into the meeting and delivered her pitch like she had ‘Gab The Gift’ — the room listened.“
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