plural chin-wags
chiefly British, informal
: a friendly conversation : chat
"If I get 15 minutes—the kids are at school, everyone's brushed their teeth, they've eaten—I can sit with a coffee and call a girlfriend, and just have a chin-wag."—
Kate Winslet
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chin-wagged; chin-wagging; chin-wags
chiefly British, informal
: to have a friendly conversation : chat
I called in to a neighbour, to see if he needed anything. … He told me he was fine for everything, and we chin-wagged for a while.—Mark Boyle
Mark BoyleThey chin-wagged over wages, unions, benefits, working hours, …—Bruce Clayton
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Noun
a tireless practitioner of chin-wag, she makes every other talker seem a little taciturn
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Current campaign face Cara Delevingne could be seen having a chin-wag with fellow long-time muse of the brand, Agyness Deyn.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Chin-wag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chin-wag. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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