chatterbox

== English == === Etymology === From chatter +‎ box. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtʃæ.tə(ɹ)ˌbɒks/ (UK) /ˈtʃæ.təˌbɒks/ (US) /ˈtʃæt.əɹ-/, /ˈtʃæ.dəɹˌbɑks/ Rhymes: -ætə(ɹ)bɒks Hyphenation: chat‧ter‧box === Noun === chatterbox (plural chatterboxes) (informal) One who chats or talks to excess. Synonym of cootie catcher (“children's fortune-telling device”). (computing) Synonym of chatterbot. The orchid Epipactis gigantea. ==== Synonyms ==== (one who chats to excess): babbler, jabberer, chatterer, yakker; see also Thesaurus:chatterbox ==== Translations ====