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table talk

idiom
Meaning

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


Examples
SIMPLE

We enjoyed some light table talk during dinner.

CONTEXTUAL

The family enjoyed lively table talk while they ate their Sunday meal together.

COMPLEX

Amidst the clinking of silverware, the guests engaged in spirited table talk that shifted from local politics to the latest neighborhood scandals.

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

    bring to the table

    To contribute (something) to a joint effort or discussion.

  4. 04

    clear the table

    To remove plates, etc. from a table after a meal.

  5. 05

    coffee talk

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

  6. 06

    if these walls could talk

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

  7. 07

    kiddie table

    The gathering place, forum, or venue assigned to less prominent or less capable participants in an event.

  8. 08

    kitchen table software

    Especially in the early years of personal computers, a set of computer programs developed by an entrepreneurial advanced amateur or self-employed professional computer programmer in his or her own home; software developed by a small business using the services of such programmers.

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