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table talk

noun

Definition of table talk

as in chat

friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this he thought he weathered the table talk over dinner with his future in-laws rather well

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Recent Examples of table talk This might also be a good year for a little table talk about hunger — about how a lot of households, even many living above the poverty line, struggle to meet their nutritional needs. — Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 24 Nov. 2024 Enjoy a table talk with fathers, in partnership with the Black Child Development Institute, United Way of Greater Cincinnati, and DJ Dough. — 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 See All Example Sentences for table talk

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Outraged attendees who were joined by Zoom began flooding the chat with comments that were read aloud for the in-person group to hear.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
All that happened autonomously because the contact information was already stored in Muse from earlier chats, in the agent's memory, and an OpenTable connector was already set up when initially signing up with Muse.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of chat

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That gives Qatar a powerful reason to keep talks moving between Tehran and Washington.

— Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026
After news of advanced settlement talks was reported over the weekend, Bloomberg reported today that Paramount reached an agreement with California and other states that sued to block the merger.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of talk

Noun

There’s talk amongst the crowd about the album, but nothing as loud or abrasive as the chatter happening online about everything from her album cover to her single choices to her strong, vocal opinions about her album cover and single choices.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2026
And for all the chatter, Jenna and Val’s first routine kind of falls flat anyway.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026

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