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old talk

British  

noun

  1. superficial chatting

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (intr) to indulge in such chatting

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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That revived old talk of a U.S. factory for Audi, which hadn’t followed its rivals BMW and Mercedes-Benz in setting up a production base for SUVs in the American South.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Shortly after the announcement, Iran's Economy Minister Ali Madanizadeh called it "the same old talk" and said Iran was ready for "every scenario".

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

I was doing my old talk show back then and had my second son homebirthed two months before 9/11.

From Salon Oct. 26, 2018

The old talk about how he needs to win a World Cup to complete the game will be trotted out again.

From The Guardian Jun. 16, 2018

Four of them knew me, and we had a good old talk of the home land.

From From Aldershot to Pretoria A Story of Christian Work among Our Troops in South Africa by R. W. Allen

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