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- [choo stressed th ee fat]
- /tʃu stressed ði fæt/
- /tʃuː ðə fæt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [choo stressed th ee fat]
- /tʃu stressed ði fæt/
Definitions of chew the fat words
- reciprocal phrase chew the fat If people chew the fat, they talk in a relaxed, informal way. 3
- noun chew the fat to argue over a point 3
- noun chew the fat to talk idly; gossip 3
- noun chew the fat to talk together; chat 3
- verb with object chew the fat to crush or grind with the teeth; masticate. 1
- verb with object chew the fat to crush, damage, injure, etc., as if by chewing (often followed by up): The faulty paper feeder chewed the letters up. 1
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Origin of chew the fat
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English chewen, Old English cēowan; cognate with Old High German kiuwan (German kauen)
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Parts of speech for Chew the fat
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
chew the fat popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
chew the fat usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for chew the fat
verb chew the fat
- go on — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- chatter — If you chatter, you talk quickly and continuously, usually about things which are not important.
- prate — to talk excessively and pointlessly; babble: They prated on until I was ready to scream.
- cackle — If someone cackles, they laugh in a loud unpleasant way, often at something bad that happens to someone else.
- babble — If someone babbles, they talk in a confused or excited way.
Antonyms for chew the fat
verb chew the fat
- give in — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- harmonize — to bring into harmony, accord, or agreement: to harmonize one's views with the new situation.
- prove — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- agree — If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.
- make peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
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