Gabfest (noun)

A social gathering at which people engage in idle or casual conversation.

Origin:

Gabfest is a colloquial term, made up of two words "gab" meaning "to talk idly or at length" and "fest" meaning "gathering or celebration".

Examples:

1. The gabfest lasted for hours, and by the end, everyone was ready to go home.
2. The girls had a gabfest every weekend, discussing everything under the sun.
3. It was a gabfest, nothing more than a bunch of people talking and laughing.
4. The gabfest was a great way for the friends to catch up on old times.
5. He didn't feel like going to the gabfest, but his wife insisted.