small talk

Casual or trivial conversation, chitchat, as in We stood around making small talk until the guest of honor arrived. The small in this expression alludes to unimportant subjects of conversation, as opposed to serious or weighty ones. [Mid-1700s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
'Isam	-	Arabic
Urs	UWRS	German
JokŪBas	-	Lithuanian
Agapios	-	Greek, Ancient Greek
Geertje	KHAY:R-tyə	Dutch
KatÓ	-	Hungarian