† coosyn.
English regional (southern and south-western). Obsolete.
Informal conversation; chat. Cf. cooze n.1, cooze v. 2.
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the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > chatting or chat
confabulationc1450
device1490
chat1573
tittle-tattle?c1640
small talk1650
confab1701
chit-chat1710
jaw1748
small-talking1786
prose1787
rap1787
coze1804
talky-talky1812
clack1813
chit-chatting1823
cozey1837
gossip1849
mardlea1852
yarn1857
conflab1873
chinwag1879
chopsing1879
cooze1880
chatting1884
schmoozing1884
talky-talk1884
pitch1888
schmooze1895
coosy1903
wongi1929
yap1930
kibitz1931
natter1943
old talk1956
jaw-jaw1958
yacking1959
ole talk1964
rapping1967
1903 M. Baldwin Sunset Rock x. 120 Eh! 'tis an interfering tongue you've got, Martha Tregetmere. Fay! there's no havin' a quiet coosy [chat] where you're to. A plague you be—that you be.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019).
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