small talknoun [ U ]
uk/ˈsmɔːl ˌtɔːk/us/ˈsmɑːl ˌtɑːk/conversation about things that are not important, often between people who do not know each other well:
I don't enjoy parties where I have to make small talk with complete strangers.
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Informal talking & conversation
- a problem shared is a problem halved idiom
- bants
- blarney
- chatter
- chew
- confab
- conversation
- conversation-stopper
- exchange
- gas
- jaw
- make yourself understood idiom
- natter
- orally
- pass
- pillow talk
- shoptalk
- understand
- vox pop
- wash your dirty linen in public idiom
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