单词	small talk
释义	small talk noun : light or casual conversation : chitchat Synonyms backchat cackle causerie chat chatter chin music chin-wag [slang] chitchat confab confabulation gab gabfest gossip jangle jaw natter [chiefly British] palaver patter rap schmooze table talk talk tête-à-tête See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences They made small talk while waiting for the meeting to start. at the corporate get-together we made the obligatory small talk with some people from the home office Recent Examples on the Web And on this day, knowing his family is settled, Hall sits back up in his chair and embarks on what will be several hours of signing, smiling and making small talk. Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Sep. 2022 Making small talk can be more stilted over Zoom, and, sometimes, people just don’t get your sense of humor over Slack. Chloe Berger, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2022 The team is excited to meet you, make small talk, and ad-lib a bunch of questions to fill time. Alex Baia, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2022 After a minute or two of small talk, Tino requests permission to lock lips. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 12 July 2022 My bipolar disorder and chronic anemia caused by uterine polyps aren't usually subjects of small talk. Yesika Salgado, refinery29.com, 22 May 2022 On both sides of the Atlantic, people have shared triple digit misery, and talking about the weather has meant more than making small talk. CBS News, 24 July 2022 Recently, a man at the gym has begun making small talk. Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 8 July 2022 Recently a man at the gym has begun making small talk. cleveland, 8 July 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1650, in the meaning defined above small talk noun as in chat friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this at the corporate get-together we made the obligatory small talk with some people from the home office Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance chat talk chatter table talk chin music gossip debate jaw chitchat gab schmooze dialogue discourse gabfest cackle conference causerie symposium natter happy talk tête-à-tête confabulation patter jangle confab rap palaver exchange chin-wag backchat dialog parley yak colloquy crosstalk yap yammer yack give-and-take
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