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chinwag

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++chin·wag /ˈtʃɪnwæɡ/ noun [singular] British English informal  TALK TO somebodyan informal conversation 聊天,闲聊 SYN chatchinwag verb [intransitive]
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chinwagThomas Hewett was off duty and having a quiet glass of stout and a chinwag on his front doorstep.It was high time, he intimated, that he and old Barney got together for a good old chinwag.
chin·wag nounChineseSyllable
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chinwag
chinwag /ˈtʃɪnwæɡ/ noun [singular] British English informal
an informal conversation
   SYN  chat
—chinwag verb [intransitive]


chin·wagBrE /ˈtʃɪnwæɡ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtʃɪnwæɡ/ 🔊 noun [singular] (BrE, informal) a friendly, informal conversation with sb that you know well (与熟人的)闲谈,闲聊 SYN chat