by-talk

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bahy tawk]
- /baɪ tɔk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bahy tawk]
- /baɪ tɔk/

Definition of by-talk word

noun by-talk incidental conversation; small talk; chitchat. 1

Just one definition for by-talk

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Origin of by-talk

First appearance:

before 1555

One of the 31% oldest English words

First recorded in 1555-65; by- + talk

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for By-talk

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of By-talk

by-talk popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.