familiar+talk

  • 21col|lo´qui|al|ness — col|lo|qui|al «kuh LOH kwee uhl», adjective. 1. used in common talk; belonging to everyday, familiar talk; informal; conversational: »“The boxer clipped his opponent on the jaw” and “That was a close shave; you nearly ran over the dog!” are… …

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  • 22col|lo´qui|al|ly — col|lo|qui|al «kuh LOH kwee uhl», adjective. 1. used in common talk; belonging to everyday, familiar talk; informal; conversational: »“The boxer clipped his opponent on the jaw” and “That was a close shave; you nearly ran over the dog!” are… …

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  • 23col|lo|qui|al — «kuh LOH kwee uhl», adjective. 1. used in common talk; belonging to everyday, familiar talk; informal; conversational: »“The boxer clipped his opponent on the jaw” and “That was a close shave; you nearly ran over the dog!” are colloquial… …

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  • 24gos´sip|ing|ly — gos|sip «GOS ihp», noun, verb, siped, sip|ing. –n. 1. idle talk, not always true, about other people and their affairs: »He heard nothing but neighborhood gossip from her without a single fact. SYNONYM(S): tattle. 2. light, familiar talk or… …

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  • 25gos´sip|er — gos|sip «GOS ihp», noun, verb, siped, sip|ing. –n. 1. idle talk, not always true, about other people and their affairs: »He heard nothing but neighborhood gossip from her without a single fact. SYNONYM(S): tattle. 2. light, familiar talk or… …

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  • 26gos|sip — «GOS ihp», noun, verb, siped, sip|ing. –n. 1. idle talk, not always true, about other people and their affairs: »He heard nothing but neighborhood gossip from her without a single fact. SYNONYM(S): tattle. 2. light, familiar talk or writing:… …

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  • 27Bush chat — Chat Chat, n. 1. Light, familiar talk; conversation; gossip. [1913 Webster] Snuff, or fan, supply each pause of chat, With singing, laughing, ogling, and all that. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A bird of the genus {Icteria}, allied to the… …

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  • 28Chat — Chat, n. 1. Light, familiar talk; conversation; gossip. [1913 Webster] Snuff, or fan, supply each pause of chat, With singing, laughing, ogling, and all that. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A bird of the genus {Icteria}, allied to the… …

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  • 29Chatty — Chat ty, a. Given to light, familiar talk; talkative. Lady M. W. Montagu. [1913 Webster] || …

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  • 30Confab — Con fab, n. [Contr. from confabulation.] Familiar talk or conversation. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] …

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