- table talk
- noun Date: circa 1569 informal conversation at or as if at a dining table; especially the social talk of a celebrity recorded for publication
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
table talk
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Table talk — Table Ta ble, n. [F., fr. L. tabula a board, tablet, a painting. Cf. {Tabular}, {Taffrail}, {Tavern}.] 1. A smooth, flat surface, like the side of a board; a thin, flat, smooth piece of anything; a slab. [1913 Webster] A bagnio paved with fair… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
table talk — n. informal conversation, as that taking place at meals … English World dictionary
Table talk (literature) — Table talk is a species of memoir in which a collector (biographer, colleague, friend, etc.) records impromptu comments by some famous person (made generally at the dining table or in small get togethers), in anticipation of their lasting value.… … Wikipedia
Table talk (disambiguation) — Table talk may refer to:* Table talk (literature) * Table talk (cards) … Wikipedia
Table talk (cards) — For other uses, see Table talk. In certain card games, table talk is communication by a player with another player with the cards in their hand, contrary to the rules of the game. Such communication may be through explicitly naming cards, but it… … Wikipedia
Table Talk (Cape Town) — The Table Talk is a local newspaper in the Table Bay region of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa … Wikipedia
table talk — 1. informal conversation at meals. 2. a subject that is considered appropriate for conversation at meals. [1560 70] * * * ▪ literature informal conversation at or as if at a dining table; especially, the social talk of a celebrity recorded… … Universalium
table talk — ta′ble talk n. informal conversation at a meal • Etymology: 1560–70 … From formal English to slang
table talk — noun conversation during a meal • Hypernyms: ↑conversation * * * noun [noncount] : informal conversation at a table or during a meal … Useful english dictionary
table talk — /ˈteɪbəl tɔk/ (say taybuhl tawk) noun informal conversation at meals …
