table talk
nounDefinition of table talk
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Synonyms for table talk
Synonyms
backchat, cackle, causerie, chat, chatter, chin music, chin-wag [slang], chitchat, confab, confabulation, gab, gabfest, gossip, jangle, jaw, natter [chiefly British], palaver, patter, rap, schmooze, small talk, talk, tête-à -tête
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After a series of round-table talks, Gov. Greg Abbott asked the Legislature that year to consider passing a red flag law. — Brian Chasnoff, ExpressNews.com, "Police investigating local man’s racist threats," 3 Sep. 2019 But as the day wore on, tempers remained calm, former strangers at tables talked easily and neckties hung open — far from the accusatory climate of recent weeks. — John Leland, New York Times, "Wrangling Begins in Queens D.A. Recount, Recalling Florida Intrigue in 2000," 15 July 2019 With Jigger + Dash, Goodwin recently co-hosted a table talk for bartenders to discuss the Pin Project. — Shanna Farrell, SFChronicle.com, "If you see your bartender wearing this pin, it means they aren’t drinking," 9 July 2019 This time around in Impact Rayne, 32, is a mom, and her husband is Impact Wrestling broadcaster and WWE alum Josh Mathews, making for some interesting dinner table talk at home. — Jim Varsallone, miamiherald, "Interviews with Madison Rayne, Fallah Bahh, Diamante, Rohit Raju at Impact Wrestling," 19 June 2018 Cut to a montage of him in hard hat on a work site and then more shots of him at various tables talking with groups of people. — David Zurawik, baltimoresun.com, "Rating the TV ads for governor: Hogan has a winner, Baker's a loser with his Baltimore pitch," 7 June 2018 The strategy actually brings Kim Jong Un to the negotiating table talking about denuclearization of the entire Korean peninsula. — Fox News, "Meadows, DeSantis on developments in FISA abuse probe," 24 Apr. 2018 The students from privileged families are exposed to sophisticated dinner-table talk about financial- and career-planning options and decisions. — Laura Pappano, The Christian Science Monitor, "Ivy degree – now what? Low-income grads struggle with careers, status," 30 Mar. 2018 Alessandro Vitti, Rachelle Rosenberg and their colleagues render characters muscular enough for the hyperbole of a fight, but accessibly human enough for a kitchen table talk. — Stephanie Burt, New York Times, "The Iceman Cometh Out," 19 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'table talk.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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