'chew the fat' definitions:

Definition of 'chew the fat'

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verb
Talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn: chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit]

Synonyms of 'chew the fat'

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