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table talk
noun
: informal conversation at or as if at a dining table
especially
: the social talk of a celebrity recorded for publication
Synonyms
Examples of table talk in a Sentence
he thought he weathered the table talk over dinner with his future in-laws rather well
Recent Examples on the Web
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—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 30 Jan. 2024
Friday’s list of activities featured ice breakers, table talks, and opportunities to write down our feelings, thoughts and ideas in our high-quality journals provided by BLK.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 20 Sep. 2023
However, the timing of those main table talks could move up, after Fain’s new deadline was given late Monday, the source added.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 19 Sep. 2023
As edited, with valuable commentary by Wagner, Trevelyan’s letters and diaries blend gossip, declarations of love, Eliot’s table talk and, not least, a remarkable woman’s shrewd observations.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 16 June 2023
At the very least, this fun Easter trivia will make for good table talk over Easter brunch or at an Easter party.
—Kate Franke, Woman's Day, 6 Apr. 2023
Action And Change To make meaningful and sustainable progress toward gender equality, employers need to go beyond table talks and policies.
—Nancy Doyle, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
Often, the lyrics are closer to commonsense kitchen-table talk than to poetry.
—David Cantwell, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2023
Still far from dinner table talk and mainstream ubiquity, the acceptance and application of decentralized identity ideology is fast approaching.
—Solo Ceesay, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1556, in the meaning defined above
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“Table talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/table%20talk. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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table talk
noun
: informal conversation at or as if at a dining table
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