pillow talk
Intimate bedtime conversation
Pillow talk is intimate conversation between lovers in bed, typically after sex.
The setting encourages candor and vulnerability—secrets shared, feelings confessed, plans whispered: During pillow talk, he admitted he'd never felt this way before.
The term can also suggest information extracted through romantic intimacy, sometimes with manipulative intent.
- confessionsActs of revealing guilt
- sweet nothingsAffectionate but meaningless utterances
- sweet talkFlattering persuasion
- talkVerbal exchange between people
- sextingSending explicit digital messages
heart-to-heart · afterglow · vulnerability · love letter · billet-doux · hushed · cuddling · trust · whispers · love language · tete-a-tete · nothings · sotto voce · sex talk · closed doors · openness · lovers · sharing
- conversationschat, talk, discussion, discuss, chatter
- couple intimacycuddling, kissing, hand holding, holding hands, hugging
- dialogueconversation, line, lines, banter, talk
- love noteslove letter, love note, billet-doux, mash note, valentine
- sexy talkdirty talk, sexting, phone sex, bedroom talk, cybersex
- sleepsleep, sleeping, nap, doze, slumber
pillow talkformal address
Respectful way of speaking
public speech · press conference · parliamentary debate · diplomatic negotiation · legal proceeding
pillow talkstonewalling
Deliberately refusing to respond
cold shoulder · silent treatment · interrogation · cross-examination · confrontation
pillow, pillows, pillowcase, pillowed, pillowing, pillowy, pillowcases, pillowslip