town talk
[ toun-tawk for 1; toun-tawk for 2 ]
noun
the usual talk, gossip, or rumors, as in a village or town.
the subject of gossip, rumor, or the like: They've been the town talk ever since their elopement.
Origin of town talk
1First recorded in 1535–45
Words Nearby town talk
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How to use town talk in a sentence
Here I staid all the afternoon talking of the King's being married, which is now the town talk, but I believe false.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete | Samuel PepysThe youth, the loveliness, the genius of Mrs. Cosway became town talk.
Art in England | Dutton CookBut before this, a remarkable event occurred, affording still greater food for town-talk and gossip generally.
I was a little lion in society, and the town talk of the day.
Records of a Girlhood | Frances Ann Kembletown talk has an unequalled power to regulate, restrain and actually govern conduct.
Revisiting the Earth | James Langdon Hill
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