old-talkv.
/ˈəʊl(d)ˌtɔːk/, U.S. /ˈoʊl(d)ˈtɔk/, /ˈoʊl(d)ˈtɑk/, Caribbean English /ˌoːlˈtɔːk/, /ˌoːlˈtaːk/ Caribbean (chiefly Trinidad and Tobago).
intransitive. To gossip, chat; to indulge in idle talk.
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the mind > language > speech > conversation > converse [verb (intransitive)] > chat
dallyc1300
confablec1450
crack1529
tattle1547
chat1551
confabulate1604
confab1741
prosea1764
parleyvoo1765
coze1818
yarn1819
cosher1833
to pass a good morning1835
small-talk1848
mardle1853
cooze1870
chinwag1879
rap1909
kibitz1923
to shoot the breeze1941
old-talk1956
ole-talk1971
gyaff1976
gist1992
1956 S. Selvon Lonely Londoners 152 Sometimes when we oldtalking so I does wonder about the boys.
1977 Bomb (Port of Spain, Trinidad) 1 July 29 Go down to San Fernando bus station and you'll see men gambling and sleeping and old-talking and doing all kinds of things, except driving buses.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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