chinwag
(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, informal) To chat, to gossip.
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(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, informal) To chat, to gossip.
I saw the pair of them chinwagging by the water-cooler.
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(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, informal) An informal conversation, usually about everyday matters; a chat, a gossip.
Every major network has at least one prime-time newsmagazine, which features extended coverage of gruesome crimes or amazing trials, intimate chinwags with the stars, and exposés of the horrors lurking in your own home,
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- chinwagger84%
(UK, informal) One who chinwags; a gossip.
- chinwagger77%
A chinwagger is someone who can't stop talking, especially about other people's business. This classic British informal term refers to the kind of person who turns every conversation into a gossip session — the one at the office who knows everyone's drama before it even happens. If you're the chinwagger in your friend group, you're basically a walking news ticker. Rooted in the phrase 'chinwag,' meaning a chat or gossip session, the '-er' suffix turns it into the person doing the wagging.
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(slang, vulgar, UK, Irish, Commonwealth) To have a casual or meaningless conversation.
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(US, slang, dated) Idle talk; chatter.