chin-wag
1
8.4
- noun
- /ˈtʃɪn.wæɡ/
- Slang
:
charla
- Let's have a quick chin-wag over coffee.
Examples
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They enjoyed a long chin-wag over coffee at the café.
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After dinner, the old friends settled into their usual chin-wag about work and family.
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Let's have a quick chin-wag before the meeting starts.
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During our lunch break, we enjoyed a long chin-wag.
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We enjoyed a lovely chin-wag over coffee at the café.
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After dinner, we had a chin-wag about our holiday plans.
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At the party, everyone gathered for a friendly chin-wag in the garden.
Synonyms
87
3.5
Continuous talk about small things, often lively and noisy
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
5
8.9
A short informal private talk between people
4
9.1
A short informal talk between people
4
8.7
A friendly informal talk to make people like you and build contacts
1
2.8
Light joking talk that makes people laugh and feel welcome
1
9.9
Talk that is useless and does not help
1
4.5
Talk that people have while they eat a meal
1
9.5
Light talk between people with little meaning
1
8.2
A long friendly talk that people use to persuade or catch up
Light informal chat between people to enjoy themselves
A friendly informal chat between people who know each other
A friendly informal talk about unimportant things
A short friendly chat that helps people relax
Light informal talk among people at social or literary gatherings
To talk in a relaxed way about nothing important
Light friendly talk about small unimportant things, often gossip
Light, silly talk about other people
A friendly, informal talk about personal news
An informal friendly chat to make a useful connection
A relaxed friendly talk between people
How Casual
- Informal
1
8.8
- Informal
9
2.8
- Slang
1
8.4
- Informal
312
1.0
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Chin-wag is a playful British phrase that pictures your chin wagging while you talk, like a dog 'wags' its tail. So a chin-wag means a relaxed, friendly chat.