chew the fat

Verb
  1. Talk socially without exchanging too much information (synset 201040538)
    "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
    is a type of: converse, discourse - carry on a conversation
    subtypes: jawbone, schmoose, schmooze, shmoose, shmooze - talk idly or casually and in a friendly way
    same as: chaffer, chat, chatter, chit-chat, chitchat, claver, confab, confabulate, gossip, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze, visit

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