loose talk
Indiscreet spoken words
Loose talk is careless speech that reveals information better kept private—secrets, plans, or sensitive details shared without discretion.
The phrase carries connotations of wartime caution, when idle chatter might reach enemy ears: Loose lips sink ships.
More broadly, it means gossip or indiscreet conversation: There's been loose talk about layoffs.
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- rumorUnconfirmed circulating story
- chatterLight, rapid speech
- idle chatterTrivial, aimless conversation
- blabbingCarelessly sharing secrets
indiscreet · whisper · leak · spill the beans · slip · slip of the tongue · careless · speak out of turn · secrets · off the record · behind closed doors · overheard · wagging · tongues · hearsay · spreading · spilling · blurt
- gossiprumor, rumors, gossip, hearsay, whisper
- verbal blundersslip, gaffe, verbal slip, foot-in-mouth, verbal gaffe
- talkativenesstalkativeness, verbosity, wordiness, garrulity, loquacity
- talkchat, chatter, chitchat, gab, jabber
- Casualcasual Friday, casual wear, casual conversation, dress down, hangout
loose talkdiscretion
Careful judgment in speech
silence · tight-lipped · reticence · circumspection · keeping mum
loose talkmeasured speech
Carefully controlled verbal expression
careful wording · precise language · diplomatic language · prepared statement · measured response
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