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chew the fat

phrase

variants also chew the rag

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“Chew the fat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chew%20the%20fat. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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