单词 | old-talk |
释义 | old-talkv. Caribbean (chiefly Trinidad and Tobago). intransitive. To gossip, chat; to indulge in idle talk. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > conversation > converse [verb (intransitive)] > chat dallyc1300 confablec1450 crack1529 tattle1547 chat1551 confabulate1604 confab1741 prosea1764 parleyvoo1765 coze1818 yarn1819 cosher1833 to pass a good morning1835 small-talk1848 mardle1853 cooze1870 chinwag1879 rap1909 kibitz1923 to shoot the breeze1941 old-talk1956 ole-talk1971 gyaff1976 gist1992 1956 S. Selvon Lonely Londoners 152 Sometimes when we oldtalking so I does wonder about the boys. 1977 Bomb (Port of Spain, Trinidad) 1 July 29 Go down to San Fernando bus station and you'll see men gambling and sleeping and old-talking and doing all kinds of things, except driving buses. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1956 |
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