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Gabber

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See also: gabber

English

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Etymology

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From Gab +‎ -er.

Noun

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Gabber (plural Gabbers)

  1. (social media) A user of the social media site Gab.
    • 2017 May 21, Alina Selyukh, “Feeling Sidelined By Mainstream Social Media, Far-Right Users Jump To Gab”, in NPR[1]:
      In a post on Medium on May 8, Gab leaders shared the latest statistics: "In under nine months, 170,000 Gabbers have 7.6 million posts and raised $145,000 to help us expand our team and cover operational expenses."
    • 2022 May 23, Andrew Torba, “Your Duty To Wake Up Those Around You”, in Gab News[2]:
      These folks were the ideal Gabbers: salt of the earth types who fully understand that Big Tech is evil and free speech is important.

German

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German Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Dutch gabber. Doublet of Haberer and Chawer.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡabɐ/
  • Hyphenation: Gab‧ber

Noun

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Gabber m (strong, genitive Gabber, no plural)

  1. gabber (music genre)

Declension

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