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Definition of old talk in English: old talknoun mass nounWest Indian 1Small talk; chatter. they would start big old talk with the travellers Example sentencesExamples - Then we got into this whole old talk about ministers with ‘no respect for time or the people.’
- When he arrives he finds an assortment of cabinet members there gathered, putting down some drinks and engaging in old talk.
- 1.1 Empty or insincere talk.
the old talk and empty promises by the politicians Example sentencesExamples - All this old talk about building new roads will take years and years and we will have already reached gridlock with nowhere to go.
- Let us face it, Vision 2020 has been a massive diversionary ploy and a con and says more about our propensity for old talk than anything else.
- The fact that a government minister can defend the ridiculous amount of money spent on advertising by saying they cannot trust the Opposition is indeed remarkable, for what is advertising if not old talk?
- But don't let all that spiritual old talk fool you.
- Once again the old talk and smoke screens appear.
- In my view, we are really a spineless lot of self-seekers, with little motive for nation building, and an abundance of old talk.
- L' anse Mitan residents can breathe a sigh of relief, because talk of a marina planned at Dhein's Bay is just old talk.
verb [no object]West Indian Engage in chatter or insincere talk. sometimes when we old-talking so I does wonder about the boys |