table talk

American  

noun

1. informal conversation at meals.

2. a subject that is considered appropriate for conversation at meals.

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table talk British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of table talk

First recorded in 1560–70

Example Sentences

"I mean, how many people on the planet share this common experience? Not many. So, my hope is for us all to have a red table talk and just see how it goes," she reasoned.

From Fox News • Apr. 28, 2021

But in others, even the slightest hint of table talk means you’re falling into debt, two tricks or more, depending on how egregious the offense.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2021

Normal dinner table talk was about immunology or diseases like sickle cell anemia.

From Washington Post • May 12, 2020

And kids traumatised by what they picked up from the table talk, but that was just parental carelessness.

From The Guardian • Feb. 1, 2020

The officers at the table talk with indignation about other numbers: the Eighth and Fifth German Armies retreat north through Italy, the Tenth Army might be encircled.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr