gup-shup
- noun
- Indian
- We had a lovely gup-shup over coffee yesterday.
Examples
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Every evening, the neighbors gather for some gup-shup on the porch.
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She enjoys the friendly gup-shup whenever old friends get together.
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A bit of gup-shup during lunch breaks helps everyone relax at work.
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Did you enjoy the gup-shup at the party?
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A bit of gup-shup during lunch breaks helps everyone relax at work.
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Every evening, the neighbors gather for some gup-shup on the porch.
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She enjoys the friendly gup-shup whenever old friends get together.
Synonyms
83
2.1
Polite short talk about simple topics like the weather
29
2.0
Friendly, light talk about unimportant things
9
9.1
A short informal talk between people
8
7.1
A short friendly talk between people
4
8.9
A short informal private talk between people
2
8.7
A friendly informal talk to make people like you and build contacts
1
8.8
A friendly informal meeting where people talk a lot
1
8.2
A long friendly talk that people use to persuade or catch up
1
8.2
A friendly informal chat between people who know each other
1
8.4
A friendly relaxed chat between people, often over coffee
1
9.5
Light talk between people with little meaning
1
9.9
An informal meeting where sailors from two ships talk
1
8.6
Light informal chat between people to enjoy themselves
1
8.9
An informal friendly chat to make a useful connection
Light friendly talk about small unimportant things, often gossip
A friendly, informal talk about personal news
Antonyms
How Casual
- Indian
- Informal
10
3.0
- Informal
375
1.0
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1.0
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1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gup-shup comes from Hindi and Urdu gupshup, which means 'chat' or 'friendly talk'. Its repeated, playful sound makes it feel light and casual, so gup-shup means an informal conversation among friends.