idle+talk

  • 131palaver — (n.) 1733 (implied in palavering), talk, conference, discussion, sailors slang, from Port. palavra word, speech, talk, traders term for negotiating with the natives in West Africa, metathesis of L.L. parabola speech, discourse, from L. parabola… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 132chit-chat — n. Prattle, gossip, chat, causerie, easy conversation, familiar talk, idle talk, free and easy talk …

    New dictionary of synonyms