What does "talkfest" mean?

A session of enthusiastic discussion or gossip.

What is a synonym for "talkfest"?

Common synonyms include: confab, dialogue, duologue, gabfest, gabfest, palaver.

Talkfest

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1
A session of enthusiastic discussion or gossip. informal
"What frazzled pollsters, surly op-ed pages, snarling cable talkfests and issue-starved candidates for office need is a fresh source of hot-eyed national polarization."

Synonyms

All synonyms

confab dialogue duologue gabfest gabfest palaver

Example

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"What frazzled pollsters, surly op-ed pages, snarling cable talkfests and issue-starved candidates for office need is a fresh source of hot-eyed national polarization."

Etymology

From talk + -fest.

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