table talk
noun
: informal conversation at or as if at a dining table
especially
: the social talk of a celebrity recorded for publication
Examples of table talk in a Sentence
he thought he weathered the table talk over dinner with his future in-laws rather well
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When the table talk turns political, Hagains suggests shifting your approach instead of your mood.
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Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Nov. 2025
Each monthly box includes three recipe guides, skill lessons, a kitchen tool, a kitchen project, an apron patch, table talk cards, and a grocery list.
—Jessica Booth, Parents, 16 Dec. 2024
Almost everything about Thanksgiving, from travel to table talk about politics, has the potential to become fraught.
—Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
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
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Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Nov. 2025
Each monthly box includes three recipe guides, skill lessons, a kitchen tool, a kitchen project, an apron patch, table talk cards, and a grocery list.
—Jessica Booth, Parents, 16 Dec. 2024
Almost everything about Thanksgiving, from travel to table talk about politics, has the potential to become fraught.
—Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
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
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“Table talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/table%20talk. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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