table talk

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noun

informal conversation at meals.

a subject that is considered appropriate for conversation at meals.

Words nearby table talk

table mountain, table napkin, table salt, table stake, table sugar, table talk, table tennis, table tripod, table wine, table-hop, table-rapping

Origin of table talk

First recorded in 1560–70

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Examples from the Web for table talk

One very uncertain test of a man of genius is his table-talk.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow|Thomas Wentworth Higginson
In the whole course of our table-talk there was nothing so interesting as what he said about Handel.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume III (of 3)|Alexander Wheelock Thayer
A tale of this kind is to be seen in Luther's Table-talk, told by die frau doctorin, his wife.
The Fairy Mythology|Thomas Keightley
His table-talk by his own fireside was full of cheery life, fun, and glowing merriment.
James Fenimore Cooper|Mary E. Phillips

Naturally therefore the table-talk drifted to a discussion of the possible causes of the steamer's delay.
The Harris-Ingram Experiment|Charles E. Bolton

British Dictionary definitions for table talk

table talk

noun

informal conversation on a range of topics, as that at table during and after a meal

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