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small talk

small talk

Date: Mar 12 2003

Quote

1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

“It’s always a little more difficult for me to do the small talk, because I’m not into it.”
- Milla Jovovich, model, actor and singer, talking about being social.

Definition

1. Definition - Study the definition.

conversation without real meaning; conversation without any particular purpose; conversation about general subjects; conversation one starts with unfamilliar people in order to be more involved; conversation used to make friends with new people; conversation used to make the atmosphere better

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

Small talk” most often occurs in social situations, such as parties or special events. People who don’t know each other often use “small talk” to start conversations. For example, if you’re at a party and you don’t know anyone, you might ask somebody about the weather because everyone knows something about the weather. It would be a good way to start a conversation. Talking about the weather is “small talk.” Hopefully, your conversation about the weather would lead to a longer conversation about more important topics.

Examples

1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.

””I don’t like going to parties because I can’t stand small talk. I’m just not good at it. I’d rather talk to my friends about things that mean something to me.”“

””Jeff meets a lot of people because he’s really good at small talk. He can start a conversation with anyone. People really like him because he makes them feel comfortable.”“

””It’s easier to meet girls if you’re good at small talk. If you want to talk to a girl, you have to be able to walk up and start talking to her, which can be really hard if you’re nervous.”“

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

Small talk means chatting, about something not really serious or important, especially on social occasions.
by Charis (Kaohsiung, Taiwan)
Small talk means talk about something useless, about general subjects.
by Fábio Marques Pereira (Rio de Janeiro, Brasil)
Small talk is the conversation one starts with unfamilliar people in order to be more involved, to make friends with new people, or to make the atmosphere better.
by Elaine Lu (Taipei, Taiwan)
Small talk” is the conversation that is not for any particular purpose. It looks like a gossip.
by Tran Bach Dang
Small talk means making gossip.
by Swan (California, US)
Small talk is mean how to keep the conversation going on and on and how to talk to anyone in anytime.
by wan (Thailand)
It means that kind of polite conversation that there is at parties and social events.
by Ana Márcia (Brazil)
Small talk” means some words used to please or greet someone. Such as “How are you ”, “Nice to meet you”, etc.
by hui shen
Small talk means useless conversation.
by Joice Gerodo (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Small talk” means talking about the small and trivial things.
by Formosa (Taiwan)
Small talk’ is a conversation about unimportant things. There is not a lot of substance to the conversation.
by Asad Khan (Karachi, Pakistan)
Small talk means casual and trivial conversation
by Wang Zhi (Singapore, China)
I think the ‘small talk’ means a gossip , an idle talk and an unnecessarily talk. So he/she is in small talk, this talk has no meaning and maybe he/she has no interest in that subject of talk.
by Ji-Ee (Seoul, Korea)
“SMALL TALK” : talking with somebody
by Tanbw (Beijing, China)
I think the meaning of small talk is bullshit conversation, not interesting stuff.
by Carlos Henrique Goiânia (Goiás, Brazil)
Small talk – light, casual conversation, such as that which might occur at a reception or party.
by Bruce (Salak Tinggi, Malaysia)
I think that means “gossip, chitchat.”
by Jessie (Shanghai, China)
I think the “small talk“means that talk about some trivial things.
by xuan sun
In my opinion the phrase can be used to show/express ignorance about something (Information or news). 2) Showing indiferent behaviour towards some news or event.
by Muhammad Ahsan Ali
I think _small talk_s is talking something bad about some people behind their back, like gossip. U won’t won’t it in a open manner and in a big group, that’s why it is called Small Talk
by So-net

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