the talk
Birds and bees
The talk refers to a serious, often uncomfortable conversation that a parent or authority figure has with a young person about an important life topic.
Most commonly it means the discussion about sex and reproduction: Have you had the talk with your son yet?
It also refers to the conversation Black parents have with their children about how to interact safely with police: Every Black parent dreads having the talk.
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
- speechOral communication ability
- lectureEducational spoken presentation
- chatInformal verbal exchange
- discussionExchange of ideas
rumor · birds and bees · presentation · sermon · dialogue · chatter · whisper · meeting · intervention · ted · podcast · monologue · confession · heart-to-heart · negotiation · briefing · ramble · spill
- breakupsbreakup, breaking up, dumped, dumping, it's over
- Black DiasporaAfrican American, African Americans, African diaspora, African heritage, African roots
- dating slangghosting, breadcrumbing, situationship, cuffing, red flag
- Parenting Communicationactive listening, praise, encouragement, boundary setting, conflict resolution
the talksmall talk
Polite trivial conversation
chitchat · chit-chat · casual conversation · idle chatter · banter
the talksilence
Total lack of sound
the silent treatment · avoidance · stonewalling · evasion · body language
the talkaction
Process of doing
deeds · following through · concrete steps · walking the walk · practice
talk, talks, talked, talking, talker, talkers, talkative, talky