chin-wag

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noun

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

chin-wag

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verb

chin-wagged; chin-wagging; chin-wags

intransitive verb

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
They chin-wagged over wages, unions, benefits, working hours, …Bruce Clayton

Examples of chin-wag in a Sentence

Noun a tireless practitioner of chin-wag, she makes every other talker seem a little taciturn
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
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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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1879, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1869, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chin-wag was in 1869

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“Chin-wag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chin-wag. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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