chin-wag

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [chin wag]
- /tʃɪn wæg/
- /tʃɪn wæɡ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [chin wag]
- /tʃɪn wæg/

Definitions of chin-wag word

intransitive verb chin-wag to engage in informal or idle conversation; chat or gossip 3
noun chin-wag an informal or idle conversation 3
verb without object chin-wag to chat idly; gossip. 1
noun chin-wag an idle chat; gossiping. 1
noun chin-wag Alternative spelling of chinwag. 0

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Origin of chin-wag

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80; chin + wag

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Parts of speech for Chin-wag

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Chin-wag

chin-wag popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% 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.