by-talk

[ bahy-tawk ]
/ ˈbaɪˌtɔk /

noun

incidental conversation; small talk; chitchat.

Origin of by-talk

First recorded in 1555–65; by- + talk

Words nearby by-talk

by-play, by-plot, by-product, by-road, by-street, by-talk, by-work, by-your-leave, byam shaw, byatt, byblos

Example sentences from the Web for by-talk

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

    The Locusts' Years |Mary Helen Fee