adda

Examples

• All

• The café was filled with laughter and adda late into the evening.

• Let's have an adda at my place this weekend.

• After class, the students enjoyed a lively adda in the campus courtyard.

• The local park is a great spot for an adda.

• After class, the students enjoyed a lively adda in the campus courtyard.

• We often have a weekend adda at my friend's house to catch up.

• Let's have an adda at my place this weekend.

Synonyms

C

chitchat

vsadda

• Informal

28 2.0

Friendly, light talk about unimportant things

focuses on friendly group gatherings rather than only trivial topics

G

gab

vsadda

• Informal

12 7.1

A short friendly talk between people

is similar but typically denotes a South Asian social meeting

C

chit-chat

vsadda

• Informal

9 2.8

Short friendly talk about unimportant things

has identical meaning but is written with a hyphen in some forms

C

confab

vsadda

• Informal

5 8.9

A short informal private talk between people

is used for open friendly gatherings rather than private talks

C

convo

vsadda

• Informal

4 9.1

A short informal talk between people

is similar but specifically denotes South Asian friendly gatherings

C

chin-wag

vsadda

• Slang

1 8.4

A friendly relaxed chat between people, often over coffee

is similar but often refers to South Asian social gatherings

G

gup-shup

vsadda

• Indian

9.9

A short friendly chat that helps people relax

is similar but used specifically for South Asian social gatherings

C

chin wag

vsadda

• UK

8.2

A friendly informal chat between people who know each other

is similar but emphasizes South Asian cultural social gatherings

C

coffee-and-chat

vsadda

• Informal

2.5

A relaxed meeting where people talk and drink coffee

is broader, used for social gatherings not limited to coffee meetings

How Informal

to banter

• Informal

9 4.6

adda

• Indian

9.9

to chat

• Informal

269 1.0

conversation

∞ 1.0

discussion

∞ 1.4

Surface Forms

Etymology