Antonyms for chew the fat


Grammar : Verb
Spell : choo
Phonetic Transcription : tʃu


Definition of chew the fat

Origin :
  • Old English ceowan "to bite, gnaw, chew," from West Germanic *keuwwan (cf. Middle Low German keuwen, Dutch kauwen, Old High German kiuwan, German kauen), from PIE root *gyeu- "to chew" (cf. Old Church Slavonic živo "to chew," Lithuanian žiaunos "jaws," Persian javidan "to chew").
  • Figurative sense of "to think over" is from late 14c.; to chew the rag "discusss some matter" is from 1885, apparently originally British army slang. Related: Chewed; chewing. To chew (someone) out (1948) probably is military slang from World War II. Chewing gum is by 1843, American English, originally hardened secretions of the spruce tree.
  • As in shoot the breeze : verb chat, converse
  • As in chew the cud : verb to ruminate
  • As in chat : verb talk, gossip
  • As in converse : verb talk
  • As in debate : verb argue, discuss

Synonyms for chew the fat

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