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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

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