chews the fat

phrase

variants also chews the rag
present tense third-person singular of chew the fat

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blows smoke
Phrase
  • In another favorite photo, a young Black sailor blows smoke into the air.
    — Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2026
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“Chews the fat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chews%20the%20fat. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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