Technically, I did not invent the word "gabble," but I think my definition is unique.
Gabble
Function: verb
Etymology: a train in Chicago, January 2007, a mishearing of the word "gambling"
--To use a hard-luck story as a means of obtaining money.
Other forms: gabbler, gabbling, gabbled
"On the way from Midway airport to downtown Chicago, Ted was gabbled out of $20. Ted hopes the gabbler's 10-year-old son got the birthday present he wanted."
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