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small talk
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 | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Minna | | MI-nah (German), MEEN-nah (Finnish) | German (Archaic), Finnish, Swedish |
| Kyle | | [kail] | |
| Mandy | | ['mændi] | |
| Photina | | - | Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
| Herk | | - | Various |
| Xanthippe | | ksahn-teep-pe (Ancient Greek), zan-TIP-ee (English) | Ancient Greek |