chinwag
a nice conversation
TRANSLATION
chinwag (n) = der Schwatz, Klatsch, Tratsch, Plausch, Plauderei chinwag (v) = plaudern, plauschen, schwatzen, klatschen, tratschen --- GOOGLE INDEX chinwag: approximately 250,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
In the early 1970s, the then US Treasury Secretary George Shultz invited his counterparts from France, Germany and the UK to have coffee and a CHINWAG over global currency turbulence.
(BBC News)
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"What I like about Prince Charles is that he is personable, he likes a good old CHINWAG."
- Singer Alesha Dixon
(BBC News)
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"What I like about Prince Charles is that he is personable, he likes a good old CHINWAG."
- Singer Alesha Dixon
Did you
know?
chinwag
noun
- a long and pleasant conversation between friends
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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WORD ORIGIN
Chinwag is a vivid way to describe a long conversation. Just imagine "wagging" (moving from side to side or up and down) the chin. Which gender enjoys a good chinwag more, men or women? Many would say that it's women.
A new study has destroyed the myth that women are the ones who love to gossip. The survey suggests that men are the longer talkers. A poll of 5,000 people by an Indian research company revealed that men spend an average 76 minutes a day chinwagging with their mates and colleagues while women do it for just 52 minutes.
The most common topics among men include stories about drunken adventures, old school friends and the most beautiful girl at work, according to the poll. Women are more likely to complain about other females, other people’s love lives or their friends’ weight gains.
As far as the favourite location for a chinwag, men love to gossip at work, while women prefer the comfort of home.
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SYNONYMS
gab, chat, chatter, confabulation, conversation, dialogue, discussion, gossip, jabber, palaver, prattle, pow-wow, talk, yak
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO TODAY'S CONVERSATION:
"I had a chinwag with Bill this morning about the new marketing strategy."
noun
- a long and pleasant conversation between friends
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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WORD ORIGIN
Chinwag is a vivid way to describe a long conversation. Just imagine "wagging" (moving from side to side or up and down) the chin. Which gender enjoys a good chinwag more, men or women? Many would say that it's women.
A new study has destroyed the myth that women are the ones who love to gossip. The survey suggests that men are the longer talkers. A poll of 5,000 people by an Indian research company revealed that men spend an average 76 minutes a day chinwagging with their mates and colleagues while women do it for just 52 minutes.
The most common topics among men include stories about drunken adventures, old school friends and the most beautiful girl at work, according to the poll. Women are more likely to complain about other females, other people’s love lives or their friends’ weight gains.
As far as the favourite location for a chinwag, men love to gossip at work, while women prefer the comfort of home.
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SYNONYMS
gab, chat, chatter, confabulation, conversation, dialogue, discussion, gossip, jabber, palaver, prattle, pow-wow, talk, yak
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO TODAY'S CONVERSATION:
"I had a chinwag with Bill this morning about the new marketing strategy."
