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pillow talk

idiom
Meaning

Conversation shared by bedmates, particularly intimate conversation after sexual intercourse.


Examples
SIMPLE

They shared some sweet pillow talk before falling asleep.

CONTEXTUAL

She learned about his deepest fears during their quiet pillow talk late last night.

COMPLEX

The fragile intimacy of their pillow talk revealed secrets that had remained hidden throughout the busy, public hours of the day.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    all talk and no cider

    All talk and no results.

  2. 02

    big talk

    Statements which are boastful or exaggerated.

  3. 03

    coffee talk

    Informal conversation among friends or acquaintances, of the kind that occurs in a casual gathering where people sit together and drink coffee.

  4. 04

    if these walls could talk

    Used to denote a location with an interesting or controversial history.

  5. 05

    rabbit

    [Cockney slang]talk

  6. 06

    sex talk

    Flirtatious conversation, used as foreplay or for seduction.

  7. 07

    small talk

    Idle conversation, typically regarding innocuous or unimportant subjects, usually engaged in at social gatherings out of politeness.

  8. 08

    table talk

    Conversation, especially of an informal or somewhat gossipy nature, among a group seated together for a meal or other social activity.

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