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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

Example Sentences

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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

“We have a lot of confidence in him. The old talk about ‘Benny Ball’ has changed.

From Washington Post • Jun. 28, 2017

Mr. Cavett is the guide to clips from his old talk show, which during Vietnam was not shy about discussing the war.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2015

"Tom Reade, I'll be glad to meet you when we're sixty years old, talk it all over and see who has been the better American through life!"

From The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)