table-talk
Mealtime casual conversation
Table-talk is informal conversation during a meal, especially the kind of relaxed, wide-ranging discussion that happens when people linger at the dinner table: The table-talk turned to politics after dessert.
The term often implies pleasant, unhurried exchange rather than serious business.
Informal light conversation
- chatInformal verbal exchange
- chatterLight, rapid speech
- schmoozeChat to gain favor
- confabInformal discussion or meeting
natter · prattle · gabbing · yakking · jawing · pleasantries · icebreaker · mingling
Quick, clever conversation
- quipBrief, clever remark
- jestHumorous remark or act
- witClever, inventive humor
- wordplayVerbal wit techniques
teasing · ribbing · joviality · pleasantry · raillery · badinage · levity · jocularity
Unconfirmed circulating story
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- tittle-tattleTrivial, idle chatter
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
innuendo · backbiting · scuttlebutt · dirt · chatter · buzz · tales · scoop
chitchat
Informal light conversation
confab · natter · prattle · gabbing · yakking · jawing · pleasantries · icebreaker · mingling · rapport
repartee
Quick, clever conversation
wordplay · teasing · ribbing · joviality · pleasantry · raillery · badinage · levity · jocularity · punning
rumor
Unconfirmed circulating story
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- tittle-tattleTrivial, idle chatter
hearsay · innuendo · backbiting · scuttlebutt · dirt · chatter · buzz · tales · scoop · grapevine
dinnerware
Vessels for serving meals
- cutleryEating implements collectively
- centerpieceDecorative table focal point
- napkinMealtime wiping cloth
placemat · tablecloth · courses · appetizer · entree · dessert · dining · buffet · feast · potluck
table-talklecture
Educational spoken presentation
keynote address · oration · sermon · stump speech · academic discourse
table-talkpodium speech
Oration from elevated platform
stage performance · inaugural address · congressional testimony
table-talkwritten correspondence
Exchanged messages on paper
legal brief · scholarly paper · manifesto · formal letter · white paper
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