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chin-wag

chin-wag is the alternative spelling of chinwag.

Meaning of chinwag

Noun

chinwag (plural chinwags)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, informal) An informal conversation, usually about everyday matters; a chat, a gossip.
    • Reg liked a chat about old times and we used to go and have a chinwag in the pub.1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC

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Forms of chin-wag

pluralchin-wags

Questions about chin-wag

What is chin-wag the alternative spelling of?
Chin-wag is the alternative spelling of chinwag.

Words near chin-wag in the dictionary

  1. Chin-shih
  2. chin-up
  3. chin-up bar
  4. chin-up bars
  5. chin-ups
  6. chin-wag
  7. chin-wags
  8. china
  9. China aster
  10. China asters
  11. China bark

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