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klatsch

or klatch

[klahch, klach]
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noun
  1. a casual gathering of people, especially for refreshments and informal conversation: a sewing klatsch.
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Origin of klatsch

First recorded in 1950–55, klatsch is from the German word Klatsch chitchat, gossip
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Examples from the Web for klatsch

Historical Examples

  • Men were asked to come in when the Klatsch was over and a supper was provided.

    Home Life in Germany

    Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick

  • He seems to think that I ought to work, and not spend my life talking Klatsch.

    The Benefactress

    Elizabeth Beauchamp

  • There are some low-minded persons who call the whole ceremony a Klatsch—Kaffeeklatsch.

    The First Violin

    Jessie Fothergill

Word Origin and History for klatsch

n.

1953, from German Klatsch "gossip," which is said in German sources to be imitative (cf. klatschen "clap hands," klatsch "a single clap of the hands"). Also cf. clap (v.), which in Middle English also had a sense of "talk noisily or too much, chatter" (late 14c.).

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