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单词 table talk
释义

table talk

noun

: informal conversation at or as if at a dining table
especially : the social talk of a celebrity recorded for publication

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
  • small talk
  • talk
  • tête-à-tête
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Example Sentences

he thought he weathered the table talk over dinner with his future in-laws rather well
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Word History

First Known Use

1556, in the meaning defined above

table talk

noun

as in chat
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this he thought he weathered the table talk over dinner with his future in-laws rather well

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • chat
  • talk
  • chatter
  • small talk
  • chin music
  • jaw
  • gossip
  • chitchat
  • debate
  • schmooze
  • gab
  • gabfest
  • symposium
  • causerie
  • conference
  • dialogue
  • patter
  • natter
  • confabulation
  • cackle
  • discourse
  • palaver
  • tête-à-tête
  • jangle
  • exchange
  • rap
  • happy talk
  • confab
  • backchat
  • chin-wag
  • dialog
  • parley
  • yak
  • colloquy
  • crosstalk
  • yap
  • yammer
  • yack
  • give-and-take
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