table talk

ta·ble talk

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tey-buh l tawk]
- /ˈteɪ bəl tɔk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tey-buh l tawk]
- /ˈteɪ bəl tɔk/

Definitions of table talk words

noun table talk informal conversation at meals. 1
noun table talk a subject that is considered appropriate for conversation at meals. 1
noun table talk informal conversation on a range of topics, as that at table during and after a meal 0
noun table talk informal conversation, as that taking place at meals 0

See all 4 definitions of table talk

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Origin of table talk

First appearance:

before 1560

One of the 32% oldest English words

First recorded in 1560-70

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Table talk

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Table talk

table talk popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% 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.

table talk usage trend in Literature

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