chinwag

[ chin-wag ]

/ ˈtʃɪnˌwæg /

Slang.

verb (used without object), chin·wagged, chin·wag·ging.

to chat idly; gossip.

noun

an idle chat; gossiping.

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Words nearby chinwag

chinookan, chinos, chinquapin, chintz, chintzy, chinwag, chinwangtao, chiné, chioggia, chionodoxa, chios

Origin of chinwag

First recorded in 1875–80; chin + wag

Example sentences from the Web for chin-wag

Now I'm goin' to let you go, so you, an' that skunk Lablache'll be able to chin-wag over this night's doin's.
The Story of the Foss River Ranch|Ridgwell Cullum

British Dictionary definitions for chin-wag

chinwag

/ (ˈtʃɪnˌwæɡ) /

noun

British informal a chat or gossipy conversation

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