chin-wags
Friendly informal talks
Chin-wags are informal conversations or chats, typically friendly and unhurried.
The term is primarily British: We had a good chin-wag over tea.
The singular chin-wag works as both noun and verb—to chin-wag is to engage in such leisurely talk.
Informal talk spreading rumors
- chatterLight, rapid speech
- natterLight, aimless conversation
- chatInformal verbal exchange
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
gab · yak · blather · prattle · tittle-tattle · small-talk · schmooze · confab
Unconfirmed circulating stories
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
- whispersSpeaks very quietly
- secretsConcealed information
busybody · nosy · tattling · dishing · spilling · juicy · earful · scuttlebutt
Collection of people meeting
- coffee-klatchInformal social gathering
- luncheonFormal midday meal
- pubLicensed drinking establishment
- visitTrip to see another
neighbors · friends · reunion · get-together · brunch · parlor · sitting-room · veranda
gossip
Informal talk spreading rumors
banter · gab · yak · blather · prattle · tittle-tattle · small-talk · schmooze · confab · jaw
rumors
Unconfirmed circulating stories
secrets · busybody · nosy · tattling · dishing · spilling · juicy · earful · scuttlebutt · grapevine
gathering
Collection of people meeting
- coffee-klatchInformal social gathering
- luncheonFormal midday meal
- pubLicensed drinking establishment
visit · neighbors · friends · reunion · get-together · brunch · parlor · sitting-room · veranda · community
chin-wagsdirectives
Formal commands or instructions
orders · interrogations · depositions · lectures · monologues
chin-wagssilence
Total lack of sound
muteness · taciturnity · reticence · wordlessness · tight-lippedness