Jaw-jaw

verb, slang

verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To talk at length; to chatter or jabber. slang

    "The EEC and America jaw-jawed their way to the brink of an all-out war over limiting European steel exports to the United States."

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"The EEC and America jaw-jawed their way to the brink of an all-out war over limiting European steel exports to the United States."

Etymology

Reduplication of jaw.

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