chin-wag
1 of 2noun
ˈchin-ˌwag 
plural chin-wags
chiefly British, informal
: a friendly conversation : chat
"If I get 15 minutes—the kids are at school, everyone's brushed their teeth, they've eaten—I can sit with a coffee and call a girlfriend, and just have a chin-wag."
Kate Winslet
Kate Winsletchin-wag
2 of 2verb
chin-wagged; chin-wagging; chin-wags
intransitive verb
chiefly British, informal
: to have a friendly conversation : chat
I called in to a neighbour, to see if he needed anything. … He told me he was fine for everything, and we chin-wagged for a while. Mark Boyle
Mark BoyleThey chin-wagged over wages, unions, benefits, working hours, … Bruce Clayton
Bruce Clayton
Synonyms
Noun
- backchat
- cackle
- causerie
- chat
- chatter
- chin music
- chitchat
- confab
- confabulation
- gab
- gabfest
- gossip
- jangle
- jaw
- natter [chiefly British]
- palaver
- patter
- rap
- schmooze
- small talk
- table talk
- talk
- tête-à-tête
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Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1879, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1869, in the meaning defined above
chin-wag
noun
as in chat
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this a tireless practitioner of chin-wag, she makes every other talker seem a little taciturn Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- chat
- chatter
- talk
- chitchat
- gossip
- natter
- gabfest
- gab
- schmooze
- palaver
- confab
- tête-à-tête
- causerie
- small talk
- chin music
- backchat
- confabulation
- jangle
- jaw
- discourse
- cackle
- dialogue
- debate
- patter
- conference
- rap
- table talk
- exchange
- symposium
- parley
- yak
- colloquy
- dialog
- yammer
- crosstalk
- yap
- yack
- happy talk
- give-and-take
