to jaw
6
7.7
- verb
- /dʒɔ/
- Informal
:
charlar
- After work, I often jaw with my colleagues over a drink at the bar.
- jawing with tough guys
- jawing away
- started jawing
This dude walked into the locker room just fucking jawing at it.
- This dude walked into the locker room just fucking jawing at it.
Examples
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Ever since they killed Mr. Kennedy in Dallas last November, she wants to jaw about it and about the other.
Fiction book (1997) -
But even after what you told me… …I couldn't resist the desire to sit and jaw with an American.
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Listen, I would love to sit here and jaw with you... ...but I gotta get back to the talent.
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I can't sit around and jaw with the law.
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See, last time we jawed, you gave me the high hat.
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Chief, we need to jaw, so I suggest you two sit your asses down.
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Well, perhaps if you didn't stop to jaw with every gentleman in Springfield... I could say the same for you.
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Nick looks equally tired, but Stilts is jawing away.
Fiction book (1993) -
He found most people friendly, inclined to tarry and jaw a spell.
Fiction book (1997) -
"I was kind of caught up in the heat of the moment and was kind of jawing back and forth with some of the Titans players," Smith said.
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Synonyms
269
1.0
To talk in a friendly, informal way about small everyday things
86
2.7
To talk quickly and without stopping about unimportant things
9
6.8
To chat in a relaxed informal way about unimportant things
7
3.0
To talk in a friendly, light way about unimportant things
5
4.1
To talk in a friendly, light way about unimportant things
5
6.6
To talk for a long time about small boring things
3
7.9
Talk in a friendly, relaxed way for a long time
3
7.9
Talk in a friendly way about small unimportant things
3
8.8
To talk a lot about unimportant things in an annoying way
2
8.7
Talk a lot about things that do not matter
1
8.4
To talk without stopping in an annoying way
1
9.4
To talk for a long time about unimportant things
1
9.1
Talk for a long time in a way that annoys other people
1
8.5
To talk briefly and informally with someone, often in private
To talk for a long time in a casual or boring way
Talk in a friendly, relaxed way
To have a light friendly chat about unimportant things
Talk in a friendly way about small, unimportant things
To chat with others about small, unimportant things
To talk in a lively, informal way about things like music
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Archaic
A serious disease that makes the jaw bone die after working with white phosphorus in match factories
- Specialized
A metal tool with strong sharp teeth used in surgery to hold broken bone pieces
- Specialized
A long-lasting infection that makes hard lumps and swelling on the jaw in animals or people
How Long
- Informal
48
5.3
- Informal
6
7.7
9
8.4
∞
1.0
- Informal
269
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jaw meaning 'to talk' comes from the idea of moving your jaw to speak, so to 'jaw' is to chat or talk at length like someone who keeps moving their mouth.