by-talk

[ bahy-tawk ]

noun
  1. incidental conversation; small talk; chitchat.

Origin of by-talk

1
First recorded in 1555–65; by- + talk

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How to use by-talk in a sentence

  • To this bit of by-talk the Commissioner and Martin had been paying a desultory attention as they sipped their tea.

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