Reverse Dictionary: CONVERSATION

ADJECTIVES
1837 ► COLLOQUACIOUS given to conversation, colloquy, or discourse → humorous usage

ADVERBS
1768 ► TEATABELLICALLY in familiar conversation at tea; at the tea-table → obs.

NOUNS
1000 ► TALE conversation, talk, discourse; the act of telling, relating, or saying → obs.
1340 ► DALLIANCE conversation; talk, confabulation, chat, usually of a light or familiar kind, but also used of serious conversation or discussion → obs.
1425 ► TOGETHER-SPEAKING a conversation → obs.
1450 ► CONFABULATION a conversation; a talking together; an easy, familiar talk, or discourse; a chat 
1483 ► LOCUTORY a room or place for conversation; esp. a room in a monastery, or, in later use, a convent, where monks were allowed to converse 
1514 ► SERMOCINATION conversation; talk; a discourse, sermon; speech-making → obs.
1532 ► TRIALOGUE a conversation or discussion between three persons 
1582 ► ROSE-PARLEY pleasant conversation or discourse → obs.
1598 ► CONVERSE OF BREATH conversation 
1598 ► TALK-STUFF matter for conversation → obs.
1605 ► CHIT-CHAT conversation; talk, often gossipy conversation 
1649 ► TETRALOGUE a conversation between four persons or parties → obs.
1660 ► TELLING a conversation, a story, a narrative; talk; news; anything worth revealing or telling → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1681 ► TALKING-HOUSE a house where people meet for conversation 
1721 ► DAFF loose conversation; dallying, indelicate toying; smutty language → Sc. obs.
1748 ► PALAVER conversation; chat, talk 
1748 ► PERLAVER conversation; chat, talk 
1778 ► MAG → MEG conversation; talk, chatter → sl.
1790 ► GAB conversation, prattle, talk; the act of gabbing or talking 
..E19 ► BUTT-END a fragmentary part of a conversation or speech that one might overhear, just as it tails off 
1808 ► WHITTER-WHATTER trifling; conversation; chatter; loquacity → Sc. obs.
1812 ► TALKEE-TALKEE conversation; chatter → sl.
1814 ► PARLEY a long conversation; a talk → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1827 ► PARL → PARLE conversation; a talk → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1830 ► PARLIAMENTING conversation; discussion, talk → Sc.
1834 ► CHIN MUSIC conversation; talk → Amer. sl.
1842 ► EARWIGGING a private conversation; a rebuke in private; a scolding or harangue → colloq.
1844 ► NEWS conversation, talk; gossip; the subject of talk → Sc.
1844 ► SAY conversation, discussion; a speech; a remark, a thing to say; conversation, discussion → Sc. & Amer. dial.
1847 ► YABBERING conversation; talk → Aust. sl.
.M19 ► LOBS conversation; talk → UK tramps’ sl.
1852 ► YARN a conversation; a chat, a talk → Aust. sl.
1855 ► YABBER a conversation; speech, language, talk, chatter; applied to the speech of the Australian aborigines → Aust.
1856 ► CRICK-CRACK a conversation; a talk, a chat → Sc.
1856 ► CUDDLE-MUDDLE a secret conversation, often with evil intent, or supposed evil intent; a low, muttered conversation → Sc.
1862 ► CUGGER-MUGGER a secret conversation; a confabulation; a whispering, a gossiping in a low voice → Ireland
1864 ► DUOLOGUE a conversation between two persons; a dialogue 
1866 ► NATTER aimless conversation; incessantly complaining talk → orig. Eng. dial.
1867 ► CAMPLE conversation; talk, angry words, chat, a gossiping conversation → Eng. dial.
1867 ► TELL a conversation; a talk; gossip, chat; tidings, news → Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
1873 ► CONFLAB conversation → Amer. dial.
1877 ► CHIN-CHIN a conversation; discussion; talk → Amer. sl.
1879 ► CHINWAG a conversation; a chat → sl.
1885 ► RAG CHEWING a conversation, discussion; talking, esp. chatting or arguing → US sl.
1894 ► CHIN a conversation, a discussion → Amer. sl.
1895 ► BUCK → BUKH conversation; talk; boastful, bragging talk → sl.
1896 ► JAWBATION a conversation; a general ‘confab’ → colloq. (Bk.)
1897 ► GABFEST a prolonged conversation or conference; a gathering for talk; a spell of talking; discussion; unrestrained talk; gossip → sl., orig. US
1897 ► GAB SESSION a prolonged conversation or conference; a gathering for talk; a spell of talking; discussion; unrestrained talk; gossip → sl., orig. US
1898 ► BELCH worthless or obscene conversation → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► CAT-TALK idle conversation, small talk → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
..L19 ► COLLOQUIALS informal conversation → UK society usage
..L19 ► JABFEST a prolonged conversation or conference; a gathering for talk; a spell of talking → sl., orig. US
..L19 ► KEGMEG an intimate conversation → sl.
..L19 ► MAG-PIE conversation; speech → sl.
1903 ► COOSY informal conversation; a chat → Eng. dial. obs.
1904 ► SAUCE conversation; talk → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► THRUM close and loving conversation → Sc. (Bk.)
1909 ► CROSS-TALK altercation, repartee, back-chat; conversation
1911 ► SCOURSE a subject of conversation → Sc.
1913 ► CONFLAB conversation → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1920 ► BULL SESSION conversation; talk, esp. a conversation among a group of males → sl., orig. & chiefly US
1920 ► RAP conversation or speech, esp. the spontaneous wise-cracking repartee of street life → sl.
1927 ► COMPERSATION conversation → Amer. dial.
1928 ► FANNING BEE a conversation, a discussion → Amer. sl.
1930 ► BUZZ conversation; chatter → Amer. sl.
1930 ► RABBIT conversation; talk → rhyming sl. for ‘jaw’, ‘rabbit’s paw’
1930 ► RABBIT’S PAW conversation; talk → rhyming sl. for ‘jaw’
1930 ► TALKATHON an extended conversation → colloq., orig. US
1930 ► YAP a conversation or chat → sl.
1931 ► GAM conversation, discussion; a talk → US sl.
1939 ► SCHMOOS → SCHMOOSE → SCHMOOZE a lengthy gossipy conversation → sl., orig. US
1941 ► BACK-AND-FORTH conversation; talk between two persons → Amer. dial.
1942 ► AUGURING conversation; talking → Amer. dial.
1942 ► BLABFEST a conversation, a discussion; a gathering of people for talking or gossip → Amer. sl.
1942 ► BLARNEYFEST a conversation devoted to boasting or undependable talk → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► BOW-BOW a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► BULLFEST a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► BULL FIGHT a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► BULL SHOVELLING a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► BULL THROWING a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.))
1942 ► BULL-SHOOT → BULL SHOOTING a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► BUZZOLOGUE a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► CHAT-CHAT a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.))
1942 ► CHATFEST a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► CHATOLOGUE a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► CHAW a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► CHAWFEST a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► CHAW-ROUND a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► CHIN-IN an intrusion in a conversation → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► CHIN-JAW social conversation; idle talk → Amer. sl.
1942 ► CONFAB a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► CONFIDENTIAL a private conversation → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► CONVERSASHE  a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► CONVERSATING a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► CONVO a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► CUT-IN an intrusion in a conversation → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► EXCHANGE OF CRACKS a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► FEST a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► GAB BEE a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► GAB DISHING a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► GABBLEFEST a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► GABFEAST a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► GASFEST a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► GASOLOGUE a boastful conversation; a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► HASHFEST a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► HASH PARTY a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► HUDDLE a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► HUZZLECOO a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► JAM SESSION a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► JAWFEST a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► JIVE a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► JIVE SESSION a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► LEMON-SHOOT a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► MOUTH-SHOOT a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► MOUTH-TO-MOUTH TALK a private conversation → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► PIPE a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► PIPEFEST a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► RAG-CHEW a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► SCHMUSS a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► SPOOFFEST a conversation devoted to boasting or undependable talk → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► TALKIE a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► TALK-OUT-LOUD a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► TALK-TALK a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► TONGUE-WAG a conversation; discussion → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1944 ► EARBASH a conversation; an unwanted lecture; a tirade → Aust. sl.
1957 ► FAT-CHEWING a spirited conversation; gossip → Amer. dial.
1959 ► SKULL SESSION conversation; talk → US sl.
1960 ► VERBAL a conversation → sl.
1964 ► ONTACK a conversation; a discussion → Sc.
1970 ► RAP SESSION an intense conversation → sl.
1970 ► SOUL TALK meaningful conversation among African-Americans → US sl. (Bk.)
1972 ► (THE) CRAIC fun, amusement; entertaining company or conversation
1976 ► BACK-AND-FORTH conversation → US sl.
1986 ► FACE-TO-FACE a frank private conversation between two persons → Amer. sl.
1988 ► VISIT conversation; talk → US sl.
1990 ► PADDY O’ROURKE conversation; talk → rhyming sl.
1991 ► DEIPNOPHOBIA an abnormal fear or dislike of dining and dinner conversation (Bk.)
1993 ► YADDA YADDA YADDA predictable, repetitive, essentially meaningless conversation or chatter → US sl.
1996 ► D AND M a serious conversation, generally relating to personal relationships (Deep and Meaningful) → Aust. sl.
1997 ► VERBALS a conversation, a talk → UK sl.
2000 ► RIFF the theme or gist of a conversation → UK sl.

NOUN, PERSON
1625 ► MONOLOGIAN a person who talks in monologue or soliloquizes; also, a person who monopolizes conversation
1625 ► MONOLOGUE a person who monopolizes conversation → obs.
..L17 ► YEA AND NAY MAN a poor conversationalist, a monosyllabic person → sl.
1711 ► MONOLOGIST a person who talks in monologue or soliloquizes; also, a person who monopolizes conversation
1829 ► PALAVERER a fluent conversationalist → Aust. sl.
1860 ► YAY-NAY a poor conversationalist; an unsophisticated person → sl. (Bk.)
1865 ► YAY-NAY FELLOW a person who has no conversational power, and can only answer ‘yea’ or ‘nay’ to a question → sl. (Bk.)
1997 ► ANNIE NO RATTLE a person who pipes up at the end of a conversation → Irish sl. (Bk.)

PHRASES
1971 ► CHECK, PLEASE!  used as a humorous suggestion that a conversation is at an end → US sl.

VERBS
1300 ► DALLY to converse or talk lightly or idly; to chat → obs.
1382 ► FABLE to converse, to speak, to talk → obs.
1567 ► HOLD TAG to keep a person engaged in conversation → obs.
1570 ► PARLEY → PARLIE to converse, to speak, to talk; to gossip 
1599 ► DIALOGUIZE to converse, to take part in dialogue → obs.
1610 ► PARLIAMENT to converse, to parley, to treat, to confer; to talk for the sake of talking → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1613 ► CONFABULATE to converse, to chat, to talk easily together converse 
1621 ► INTERLOCUTE to hold conversation with; to talk with → obs.
1709 ► PARL → PARLE to converse, to talk → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1733 ► PALAVER to converse, to chat, to talk, to argue → UK sl.
1737 ► EAT A PECK OF SALT WITH ANYONE to have familiar conversation with → Sc.
1738 ► PALLABER to converse, to talk 
1774 ► GASH to converse, to talk, to gossip → Sc.
1781 ► CAFFLE to entangle a person in conversation; to perplex → Eng. dial.
1785 ► CALL THE CRACK to keep the conversation going → Sc.
1825 ► PATTER to carry on earnest conversation in a low voice; to be engaged in a whispering conversation → Sc.
1847 ► YARN to converse, to chat, to talk → sl.
1851 ► GAM to engage in conversation; to make a call; to have a chat → US sl.
1898 ► BIRK to converse in a lively manner → Sc. (Bk.)
..L19 ► RAP to converse, to talk → sl.
..20C ► CHIN to converse, to talk → Amer. sl.
..20C ► D AND M to have a deep and meaningful conversation → Aust. sl.
1901 ► FAN to converse, to chat, usually about sport → US sl.
1906 ► PASS WORDS to converse briefly; to hold a short conversation → Amer. dial.
1908 ► AUGER → AUGUR to converse, to talk, to chat → Amer. dial.
1920 ► CHEW to converse, to talk, to gossip → sl.
1920 ► CHIN-WAG to converse → sl.
1930 ► SMART-TALK to engage in clever, witty or persuasive conversation, esp. of an insincere nature
1940 ► BAT ONE’S GUMS to converse; to talk idly but volubly; to chat → World War II US sl.
1941 ► SHOOT THE BREEZE to converse → US sl.
1942 ► BE AT BAT to have a turn in conversation → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► BOW-WOW to converse → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► BUZZ-BUZZ to converse → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► CHAT-CHAT to converse; to gossip → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► CHAW to converse → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► CHEW OVER to converse → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► CHEW THE NAG to converse → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► CHEW THE RAG to converse → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► CHEW WITH to converse → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► CHEW WORDS WITH to converse → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► CHIN-CHIN to converse, to talk → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► CHITTER AND CHATTER to converse → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► CO-EDUCATE to converse with the opposite sex → Amer. students’ sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► CONFAB to converse → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► CONVERSATE to converse with another; to socialize and chat → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► DISH THE GAB to converse → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► DISH THE HASH to converse, to talk → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► EXCHANGE CRACKS to converse, to talk → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► FLIP THE GAB to converse → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► HAVE A BULLFEST to converse → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► HAVE A CHATFEST to converse → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► HAVE A CHIN WITH to converse → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► HAVE A FEW LAUGHS to converse → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► HAZE THE TALK to turn the conversation to another subject → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► PASS A WORD WITH to converse → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► PIPE to converse → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► PITCH PALAVER to converse → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► POWWOW to converse → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► RAG-CHEW to converse → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► ROLL THE GUFF to converse → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► SHOOT THE LEMON to converse → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► STOVEPIPE to converse → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► TOSS WORDS to converse → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► TRADE CHATTER to converse → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1943 ► NATTER to engage in aimless conversation; to chat → UK
1944 ► CHEW THE CUD to carry on a long-winded conversation → Amer. dial.
1953 ► PARLANCE to have a conversation; to speak → Amer. dial.
1955 ► TELL to converse, to talk → Amer. dial.
1967 ► PASS THE BUCK to converse informally → Amer. dial.
1980 ► SHOOT THE GIFT to converse, to talk in rhyme or rhythm; to rap → African-American sl.
2000 ► POP ONE’S COLLAR to have a conversation → African-American sl.
2006 ► CHANGE THE CHANNEL to switch to some other topic of conversation → US sl. (Bk.)