chatterbox

[ chat-er-boks ]

noun

1. an excessively talkative person.

chatterbox

/ ˈtʃætəˌbɒks /

noun

1. informal.
   a person who talks constantly, esp about trivial matters

Word History and Origins

Origin of chatterbox¹

First recorded in 1765–75; i.e., person whose voice box chatters constantly

Example Sentences

Jared Verse, the No. 19 pick in this year’s draft, is an edge rusher but said he came of age as a brazen chatterbox on the field by listening to Ramsey in mic’d up moments.

From Los Angeles Times

The film is an evocation of character, place and time, the tempo alternating between moody and lively, like our central odd couple, laconic Benny and chatterbox Kathy.

From Los Angeles Times

Sometimes it takes me — a culture professional — a while to catch up, so I’d imagine other folks might appreciate some distance between opening weekend and the instant media chatterboxes start breaking down the dismount.

From New York Times

She should have already taken home at least one Academy Award, maybe two, starting with her disarming, comic turn as the chatterbox pregnant wife in “Junebug.”

From Los Angeles Times

And she did so while taking chatterboxes to task after allegations of cheating swirled around Shumpert and appeared to eclipse the beloved couple’s seven-year marriage.

From Los Angeles Times