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jawnoun friendly, informal conversation or an instance of thisnow that he's retired, he's got all afternoon for a jaw with his friends at the senior center backchat, cackle, causerie, chat, chatter, chin music, chin-wag(slang), chitchat, confab, confabulation, gab, gabfest, gossip, jangle, natter(chiefly British), palaver, patter, rap, schmooze, small talk, table talk, talk, tête-à-tête colloquy, conference, discourse, parley, powwow(informal, now offensive), symposiumdebate, dialogue(also dialog), exchange, give-and-takecrosstalk, happy talkyak(also yack), yammer, yap jawverbto criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failingsyou don't have to jaw me to death just because I bite my nails baste, bawl out, berate, call down, castigate, chastise, chew out, dress down, flay, hammer, keelhaul, lambaste(or lambast), lecture, rag, rail (at or against), rant (at), rate, ream (out), rebuke, reprimand, reproach, scold, score, tongue-lash, upbraid admonish, chide, remonstrate (with), reproveabuse, assail, attack, bad-mouth, blame, blast, censure, condemn, criticize, crucify, denounce, dis(also diss, slang), excoriate, fault, harangue, knock, lace (into), lash, pan, reprehend, revile, scourge, slam, vituperatebelittle, disparage, mock, put downridicule, scoff, scorn lay into, read the riot act (to), take to task approve, endorse(also indorse), sanctionextol(also extoll), laud, praise to engage in casual or rambling conversationjust a group of girls sitting around the locker room and jawing about the usual stuff babble, blab, cackle, chaffer(British), chat, chatter, chin(slang), converse, gab, gabble, gas, jabber, kibitz(also kibbitz), natter, palaver, patter, prate, prattle, rap, rattle, run on, schmooze(or shmooze), talk, twitter, visit gossip, tattledescant, discuss, expatiateyak(also yack), yammer, yap blow smoke, chew the fat(also chew the rag), shoot the breeze, talk a blue streak in the 14th century |