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Discover LudwigThe word 'chinwag' is a correct and usable word in written English.
It is an informal word and is British English in origin. You can use it to refer to a conversation with someone, especially a friendly chat, and the word is often used as a verb as in: "We had a good chinwag about the upcoming holiday."
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chinwag
verb
To chat, to gossip.
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China tightened its monetary policy, as well as tinkering with its currency regime, in advance of its strategic chinwag with America.
That said, she hasn't really managed to stick to the plan as yet – mainly due to the fact that Dr F only runs with friends and somehow it always seems so much more pleasant to ditch the headphones and have a (somewhat breathless) chinwag.
Eddie Jones did not for a moment expect the debate over Chris Robshaw's future as England captain to dominate the aftermath of what was supposed to be a private chinwag over seasonal wine and nibbles at Twickenham, but that was only the half of it.
And there are others in the book who turn up for a chinwag in Thorn's kitchen (or email inbox) about what it is to sing: Alison Moyet, Linda Thompson, Green Gartside of Scritti Politti, Kristin Hersh and Romy Madley-Croft of the XX.
Assumptions were made, either that I was desperately unhappy with my shape and in need of suggestions on how to change it (I wasn't) or that I was some kind of pro-obesity pin-up eager to have a chinwag on the subject of 'real women' or to slander the 'skinny' (again, I wasn't).
The Doctor and Davros have always enjoyed a little chinwag, ever since they first crossed swords in 1975.
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Meanwhile the real action on regional Afghan affairs will continue elsewhere, such as in this month's bilateral strategic deal between India and Afghanistan.As the disagreements continue, India, Pakistan, Iran and the other troublesome neighbours will no doubt get together from time to time for polite chinwags under the auspices of what might one day become known as the Istanbul process.
#QPR January 31 , 20139.17pm GMT Football It's not all chinwagging tonight: there is some actual footballing taking place tonight too.
Boys Smith first twigged that something was amiss when, while chinwagging with his peers at Cambridge University, he began to be embarrassed by his Conservative affiliation.
Moeen plays out another maiden, punctuated by Mathews chinwagging at the non-striker's, and at its end, Steve Davis advises him that it'd be best if teeth were closed and gum-running-up curtailed.
It is also that the company and the union are trying to forge a grown-up relationship in which the union will have the right to make representations to the Royal Mail board and there will be monthly chinwags between Dave Ward of the CWU and Moya Greene, Royal Mail's chief executive.
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