chinwag

[chin-wag]

verb (used without object)

chinwagged, chinwagging 

1. to chat idly; gossip.

noun

1. an idle chat; gossiping.

chinwag

/ ˈtʃɪnˌwæɡ /

noun

1. informal,  a chat or gossipy conversation

Word History and Origins

Origin of chinwag¹

First recorded in 1875–80; chin + wag

Example Sentences

In many universes this would be suspect, but not to worry—in this one Alito later assured reporters that it was really just a casual chinwag about a routine job reference for one of his former law clerks.

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Is it a grand intellectual battle, or just an insiders’ chinwag?

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Speaking on his podcast Chinwag, Giamatti, 56, also admitted a life-long desire to own a kilt.

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Take Giamatti’s new podcast, Chinwag, in which he and author Stephen Asma follow their fascinations with things think Sasquatch.

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James Murray, Labour's shadow financial secretary to the Treasury, accused Mr Zahawi of being part of a "do-nothing Tory government" - adding that the chancellor was "jetting off to an international chinwag".

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