Home › Words › B › begabbegabbegab means to deceive; mock.EtymologyFrom Middle English bigabben, equivalent to be- (“over, at, about”) + gab. Cognate with Swedish begabba.verbTo deceive; mock.e.g.“"You begabbed her, of course. A tit for a tattle is her bargain. And then?"” — 1974, Richard Gardner, Richard Cummings, The adventures of Don Juan:To gab about; talk over; report from one (person) to another.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.begeck 73% match — To deceive; disappoint; jilt. vs begab →bedaff 69% match — To befool; make a fool of. vs begab →beguile 68% match — To deceive or delude (using guile). vs begab →beglammer 68% match — To bewitch; deceive; hoodwink. vs begab →begowk 67% match — To play a trick on, make a fool of. vs begab →forgab 65% match — To mock; deride; defame; publish the misdeeds of. vs begab →betrump 65% match — To deceive; cheat. vs begab →bejape 65% match — To play a trick on; trick or befool. vs begab →