small talk

Noun

Meaning

light informal conversation for social occasions

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

small-talk

Synonyms

chit-chat gab gossip chitchat tittle-tattle gabfest chin wag causerie twitter jabber word report natter babble speech
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Antonyms

hush quiet nonsense gibberish brainstorming twaddle
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Hypernyms

chat confabulation confab schmooze schmoose

Examples

Intimacies between women go backwards, beginning in revelations and ending up in small talk without loss of esteem. Elizabeth Bowen

You are better at small talk than I am. That is not always a compliment. John Scalzi

I have no small talk and Peel has no manners. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Teas, Where small talk dies in agonies. Percy Bysshe Shelley

Sometimes there would be someone else out there, someone she didn't know, but when they saw each other each would nod, as if making a secret pact. No question, no small talk..agreed. Nicholas Sparks

small talk comes from small bones. Ezra Pound

Close letter words and terms

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