What does "small talk" mean?

Idle conversation, typically regarding innocuous or unimportant subjects, usually engaged in at social gatherings out of politeness.

What is a synonym for "small talk"?

Common synonyms include: babble, babbling, backchat, badinage, banter, bavardage.

Small talk

noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
Idle conversation, typically regarding innocuous or unimportant subjects, usually engaged in at social gatherings out of politeness. idiomatic, uncountable
"[T]o the credit of the lady it may be added, that […] without any of the arts of flattery or the gaieties of small talk, he began to be agreeable to her."
2
light informal conversation for social occasions wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

babble babbling backchat badinage banter bavardage

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"[T]o the credit of the lady it may be added, that […] without any of the arts of flattery or the gaieties of small talk, he began to be agreeable to her."

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