town talkn.

Brit.

/taʊn ˈtɔːk/, U.S.

/ˌtaʊn ˈtɔk/,

/ˌtaʊn ˈtɑk/

Forms:

α. See town n. and talk n.

β. Scottish 1900s– town's talk.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: town n., talk n.

Etymology: In α. forms < town n. + talk n. In β. forms < the genitive of town n. + talk n. Compare earlier talk of the town at talk n. 4.

The common talk or gossip of the people of a town; a person or matter discussed in this way. Cf. talk of the town at talk n. 4.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > topic of or subject for conversation or gossip

talec1230

noveltyc1384

talking-stock1548

table talk1572

talk-stuff1598

talk1624

conference1633

town talk1642

conversation piece1784

talking point1922

the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > chatting or chat > gossiping > gossip

jowl?c1225

trattle1513

tittle-tattle1570

tattle1583

clatter1596

street web1614

town talk1642

street-threada1661

clash1685

fetch-fire1784

street yarn1800

gossip1811

village gossip1847

Russian scandal1861

chopsing1879

cooze1880

reportage1881

skeet1900

scuttlebutt gossip1901

pussy-talk1937

mauvais languec1945

comess1970

he-say-she-say1972

gyaff1975

skinder1979

goss1985

gist1990

1642 Wishing Common-wealths Men (title page) A discourse mixt with merriment and solidity, and is indeed the common town-talk.

1654 O. Cromwell Speech 22 Jan. in Writings & Speeches (1945) (modernized text) III. 588 If it be not folly in me to listen to town-talk, such things have been proposed.

1694 W. Congreve Double-dealer iii. i. 28 You'll ruine me if you take such publick notice of it, it will be a Town-talk.

1712 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 26 Mar. (1948) II. 524 The News of the French desiring a Cessation of Arms &c. was but Town talk.

1760 A. Murphy Way to keep Him iii. 82 Let us join the Company chearfully, keep our own Secrets, and not make ourselves a Town-talk.

1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair lv. 500 It was town-talk for at least three days.

1869 A. J. Evans Vashti xii. 154 Why should she taboo society, and make herself the town-talk?

1927 Kokomo (Indiana) Daily Tribune 20 Sept. 12/6 Her frequent wrangles with Tinney became the town talk and the tabloid delight.

1962 Chicago Daily Defender 23 Aug. 2/1 The slaying..has become the biggest subject of town talk.

1997 N.Y. Mag. 20 Oct. 29/1 I began to know the players and the conflicts, the heroes and the villains, the stars. The town talk and the gossip.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	town talk
释义	town talkn. Brit. /taʊn ˈtɔːk/, U.S. /ˌtaʊn ˈtɔk/, /ˌtaʊn ˈtɑk/ Forms: α. See town n. and talk n. β. Scottish 1900s– town's talk. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: town n., talk n. Etymology: In α. forms < town n. + talk n. In β. forms < the genitive of town n. + talk n. Compare earlier talk of the town at talk n. 4. The common talk or gossip of the people of a town; a person or matter discussed in this way. Cf. talk of the town at talk n. 4. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > topic of or subject for conversation or gossip talec1230 noveltyc1384 talking-stock1548 table talk1572 talk-stuff1598 talk1624 conference1633 town talk1642 conversation piece1784 talking point1922 the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > chatting or chat > gossiping > gossip jowl?c1225 trattle1513 tittle-tattle1570 tattle1583 clatter1596 street web1614 town talk1642 street-threada1661 clash1685 fetch-fire1784 street yarn1800 gossip1811 village gossip1847 Russian scandal1861 chopsing1879 cooze1880 reportage1881 skeet1900 scuttlebutt gossip1901 pussy-talk1937 mauvais languec1945 comess1970 he-say-she-say1972 gyaff1975 skinder1979 goss1985 gist1990 1642 Wishing Common-wealths Men (title page) A discourse mixt with merriment and solidity, and is indeed the common town-talk. 1654 O. Cromwell Speech 22 Jan. in Writings & Speeches (1945) (modernized text) III. 588 If it be not folly in me to listen to town-talk, such things have been proposed. 1694 W. Congreve Double-dealer iii. i. 28 You'll ruine me if you take such publick notice of it, it will be a Town-talk. 1712 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 26 Mar. (1948) II. 524 The News of the French desiring a Cessation of Arms &c. was but Town talk. 1760 A. Murphy Way to keep Him iii. 82 Let us join the Company chearfully, keep our own Secrets, and not make ourselves a Town-talk. 1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair lv. 500 It was town-talk for at least three days. 1869 A. J. Evans Vashti xii. 154 Why should she taboo society, and make herself the town-talk? 1927 Kokomo (Indiana) Daily Tribune 20 Sept. 12/6 Her frequent wrangles with Tinney became the town talk and the tabloid delight. 1962 Chicago Daily Defender 23 Aug. 2/1 The slaying..has become the biggest subject of town talk. 1997 N.Y. Mag. 20 Oct. 29/1 I began to know the players and the conflicts, the heroes and the villains, the stars. The town talk and the gossip. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1642
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