chin-wagging
- noun
- /ˈtʃɪnˌwæɡɪŋ/
- Slang
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- We spent the whole afternoon chin-wagging over coffee at the cafe.
Examples
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They enjoy a bit of chin-wagging after work to unwind from the day.
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There was plenty of chin-wagging before the meeting officially began.
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They had a lovely chin-wagging session over coffee.
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After dinner, we enjoyed some chin-wagging on the porch.
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There was plenty of chin-wagging before the meeting officially began.
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They enjoy a bit of chin-wagging after work to unwind from the day.
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We spent the whole afternoon chin-wagging over coffee at the cafe.
Synonyms
65
2.1
Polite short talk about simple topics like the weather
28
2.0
Friendly, light talk about unimportant things
12
7.1
A short friendly talk between people
9
2.8
Short friendly talk about unimportant things
9
8.3
Loud, continuous talk about unimportant things
1
2.8
Light joking talk that makes people laugh and feel welcome
1
5.8
Casual talk about small, unimportant things, often gossip
1
9.9
Talk that is useless and does not help
1
9.7
A lot of noisy talking about not important things
1
8.4
A friendly relaxed chat between people, often over coffee
1
8.2
A long friendly talk that people use to persuade or catch up
1
9.5
Light talk between people with little meaning
A friendly informal talk about unimportant things
A friendly informal chat between people who know each other
A short friendly chat that helps people relax
To talk in a relaxed way about nothing important
Talking in a friendly, relaxed way with other people
Light informal talk among people at social or literary gatherings
An informal friendly chat to make a useful connection
A friendly, informal talk about personal news
Light, silly talk about other people
Light friendly talk about small unimportant things, often gossip
How Casual
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Chin-wagging comes from the words chin and wag, where wag means 'to move' like a dog wagging its tail. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine people moving their chins while they chat, so chin-wagging means light, friendly conversation and is used informally.