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chew the fat

Definitions

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  • verb idiomatic To chat idly or generally waste time talking.

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  • verb talk socially without exchanging too much information

Etymologies

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Probably just from comparison of the jaw movements in chewing to the jaw movements in talking.

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synonyms (19)

Words with the same meaning

  1. bandy words
  2. chew the rag
  3. chin
  4. colloque
  5. colloquize
  6. commerce with
  7. commune with
  8. communicate
  9. communicate with
  10. confab
  11. confabulate
  12. converse
  13. converse with
  14. discourse with
  15. shoot the breeze
  16. speak with
  17. take counsel with
  18. talk together
  19. visit with

hypernyms (2)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. converse
  2. discourse

hyponyms (5)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. jawbone
  2. schmoose
  3. schmooze
  4. shmoose
  5. shmooze

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  • oroboros commented on the word chew the fat

    Chin; gab; gas; relates to Eskimo practice of chewing whale blubber to prepare if for, uh, something or other...

    "Hey Melvin, grab that bottle o' wine and let's solve world problems, or at least chew the fat!"

    August 22, 2007

  • uselessness commented on the word chew the fat

    I thought they just chewed it for fun, like primitive bubble gum.

    August 22, 2007

  • oroboros commented on the word chew the fat

    Might could just be. Still, I don't 'spect I'll be joining the long line for whale blubber gum anytime soon.

    August 22, 2007

  • uselessness commented on the word chew the fat

    It might not be all bad with a sprig of mint or some cinnamon. Probably healthier than the sugary artificial stuff you buy at the grocery store, anyway.

    August 22, 2007

  • reesetee commented on the word chew the fat

    A sprig? I daresay you'd need an entire shrub of mint!

    Saaaay...you think they'd make Bazooka Blubber Gum? You know, with the little comic strips?

    August 22, 2007

  • oroboros commented on the word chew the fat

    Shore! You betcha. They'd have to be Eskimo-type comics, 'tho, don't ya know. ;^D

    August 22, 2007

  • uselessness commented on the word chew the fat

    I suppose they could save a bundle on ink if the comics always featured Alaskan landscapes. ;-)

    August 22, 2007

  • reesetee commented on the word chew the fat

    And that character who always has the sweater pulled all the way up to his face? They'd have to go with a parka.

    August 22, 2007