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TALK - TALKING

TALK, TALKATIVE, TALKING - adjectives (also see chat, prate, etc.)
• ALL JAW talkative ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL MOUTH AND TROUSERS engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance ...Brit. sl.
• ALL PISS AND WIND engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance ...Brit. sl.
• BABBLATIVE given to babbling; talkative, loquacious, garrulous, prating ...1583
• BABBLISH † full of idle talk ...1574
• BATTING ONE'S GUMS talking for the sake of talking ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BEWRAYED seized with a foolish fit of talking ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BIG-MOUTHED talkative ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BLITHERING senselessly talkative, babbling ...1889
• BREEZY talkative ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CHAPPY talkative ...L17 colloq.
• CHATFUL talkative ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CHINNY talkative; garrulous ...1883
• CHOPSY loquacious, too talkative ...2001 UK sl.
• CLAPPER-TONGUED having a tongue that is constantly wagging ...1845 Sc.
• CLIPPIE very talkative ...19C Sc.
• DEAVING deafening, dinning; talkative ...1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.  
• DICACIOUS † pert of speech; saucy; talkative ...1830
• ENDLESS pertinacious, long-winded, talkative ...1822 Sc.
• FAST-MOUTH fond of talking, talkative ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
• FEATHER-TONGUED of a person: light-tongued; talkative ...a1618
• FORTY-JAWED excessively talkative ...1905 Amer. dial.
• FREE WITH ONE'S LIP talkative ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FULL OF AIR talkative ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FULL OF BAKED WIND talkative ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FULL OF BALLOON JUICE talkative ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FULL OF HOT AIR talkative ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FULL OF WIND talkative ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GABBACIOUS talkative ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GABBERING loquacious, talkative, verbose ...M17 Eng. dial.
• GABBEY talkative ...L19 sl.
• GABBIE garrulous, chatty, talkative; fluent in speech ...1719 Sc.
• GABBING talkative, loquacious, chattering ...1810 Sc.
• GABBIT loquacious, talkative, tattling; impudent, impertinent ...1808 Sc.
• GABBY garrulous, talkative ...1719 Sc.
• GABY talkative ...L19 sl.
• GANDYING pert, chattering, foolishly talkative ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GARRULOSE † given to much talking; fond of indulging in talk or chatter; loquacious, talkative, always prating ...1727
• GASH talkative, loquacious ...1721 Sc.
• GASSY characterized by empty talk; talkative, loquacious ...1863 sl.
• GEBBY chattering, loquacious, talkative ...1742 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GIFT-OF-GABBY talkative ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GIMBALJAWED talkative ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GUFFY talkative ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HAIVRELLY talking in a nonsensical way ...1825 Sc.
• HAVEREL foolish, silly, half-witted, nonsensical; talking foolishly ...1685 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HAVERIL foolish, silly, nonsensical; talking foolishly ...1685 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• INANILOQUENT †* full of empty or idle talk; talking foolishly, babbling; speaking vainly or emptily; loquacious, garrulous ... 1656
• INANILOQUOUS † full of empty or idle talk; loquacious, garrulous; speaking inanely, babbling ...1721
• JAWKATIVE talkative ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JAWY talkative ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LABA-LABA talkative, verbose, effusive ...1980s UK Black sl.
• LABBA-LABBA talkative, verbose, effusive ...1980s UK Black sl.
• LABRISH talkative, gossipy ...1940s W. Indies
• LIKE A SHEEP'S HEAD, ALL JAW said of a talkative person ...1840
• LINGUACIOUS †* full of tongue; talkative, loquacious, babbling ...1652
• LIPPY impudent, rude, pert, disrespectful, talkative ...1875 sl.
• LONG-TONGUED talkative, prating, babbling, gossiping, vindictive ...1899 Amer. dial.
• LOOSE-CLACKED † loquacious, chattering ...1661
• LOUD-MOUTHED. talkative ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MOTORMOUTHED given to incessant talking or chattering ...1976 Amer. sl.
• MOUTHY loquacious, talkative; often also implying boastfulness or impudence ...1589 sl.
• MULTILOQUOUS speaking much, very talkative, loquacious ...1664
• NASH-GABBIT talkative, gossiping ...1873 Sc.
• NASHIE talkative, chattering ...1880 Sc.
• NELLIN loud, loquacious, frivolous ...Bk1905 Sc.
• NEWSY talkative; full of gossip; scandal-loving; inquisitive ...1873 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• POLYLOQUENT †* talking much, very talkative, loquacious, garrulous ...1656 
• PRATEFUL * full of prate, given to chattering, loquacious, talkative ...1802
• QUIET-TONGUED not talkative ...1895 Eng. dial.
• RABBIN babbling, talkative, garrulous ...1901 Sc.
• RAMBLING talkative, untrustworthy ...1895 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RAMMELIN' talkative,  untrustworthy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANDERING talkative ...1836 Sc.
• RATTLE-BRAINED talkative; flighty; harebrained; silly; stupid; prone to confusion; foolish; unable to concentrate ...1868 Sc.
• RATTLE-HEADED talkative, flighty, harebrained ...1790 Sc.
• RATTLE-SCULLED talkative, flighty, harebrained ...1883 Sc.
• RATTLE-TONGUED talkative, garrulous, gossiping ...1876 Amer. dial.
• RENABLE talkative; ready of speech, fluent ...1781 Eng. dial.
• RULIE turbulent; talkative ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SATCHEL-MOUTHED used of someone who talks a great deal, as an informer ...1930s sl., orig. US Black
• SLIGGY loquacious ...B1900 Sc.
• SOMNILOQUACIOUS * talking or apt to talk in sleep ...1731
• SPEAKATIVE talkative ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPEECHFUL full of speech or words; talkative, loquacious, speaking ...1842
• STULTILOQUENT * talking foolishly; given to silly talk; babbling ...1845
• TALEFUL full of tales; making a long story; talkative ...1726-46
• TALEWISE † given to tales or talking; addicted to gossip; loquacious, garrulous, blabbing ...c1200
• TALKFUL †* talkative, garrulous ...1598
• TALKIFIED talkative, chatty, gossipy ...1938 Amer. dial.
• TALKY 1. talkative, loquacious, esp. when slightly intoxicated ...1862
2. containing too much dialogue or inconsequential talk
• TALKY-TALKY abounding in talk; not rising above the level of talk ...1883
• TELLSOME talkative, esp. officiously forward in giving advice ...1934 Amer. dial.
• TICKLE-TONGUED † loose of tongue; talkative; garrulous ...1577
• TONGUE-FERDY loquacious, glib-tongued, over ready of speech ...1827 Sc.
• TONGUEY talkative, loquacious ...1806 Amer. dial.
• VENTOSE talkative, loquacious ...1721
• VERBAL † using many words; talkative, verbose ...1611
• WINDY talkative ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WOLFING talking excessively ...1968 Amer. dial.
• YAMP noisy, uproarious, talkative ...1889 Sc.
• YAPPY noisy, talkative ...1930s colloq., orig. US
• YATTERIN endlessly talking, garrulous ...1923 Sc.
 
TALK, TALKATIVENESS, TALKING - nouns
• AIR RAID continuous talk ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
• ALL GAS AND GAITERS pompous but empty talk ...1923 sl.
• AMPLEFEYST unnecessary talk; long stories ...B1900 Sc.
• ARTHUR GUINESS TALK drunken language ...20C Irish sl.
• AUGURING talking, conversation ...1942 Amer. dial.
• BABBLERY † idle talk, chattering, senseless babble or prating; a foolish tale ...1532
• BACK-AND-FORTH talk between two persons ...1941 Amer. dial.
• BACK-HASH ill-natured talk ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BACK-SASS impertinent talk ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BACKWASH insolent or nonsensical talk; backtalk ...1906 Amer. sl.
• BAGGERMENT nonsense, worthless talk ...1856 Eng. dial.
• BAG-HASH ill-natured talk ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BAGMENT foolish talk, nonsense ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAG-PUNCHING incessant talking ...1903 Amer. sl.
• BAL loud talking, chattering ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BALA coarse or senseless talk ...E19 sl.
• BALL a talk ...20C rhyming sl. (Ball of Chalk)
• BALLOON JUICE empty or nonsensical talk ...1900 Amer sl.
• BALLOON SOUP nonsense; empty talk ...1928 Amer. sl.
• BANBURY TALE silly talk ...1886 Eng. dial.
• BARM nonsense, foolish talk ...1876 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BAVARDAGE idle talk, prattle, chattering ...1835
• BAZOO idle, loud, or boastful talk ...Bk1892 Amer. dial.
• BEFLUM idle, nonsensical, or cajoling talk ...19C chiefly Sc.
• BESLE idle talk ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BIBBLE-BABBLE idle talk, prating ...M16
• BIG MOUTH loquacity, talkativeness ...1890 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• BLA pretentious or misleading talk ...1918 sl., orig. US
• BLABBER-FEST a gathering of people for talking or gossip ...1968 Amer. sl.
• BLAB-FEST a gathering of people for talking or gossip ...1942 Amer. sl.
• BLAFLUM nonsense, idle talk, a hoax ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLAH pretentious or misleading talk ...1918 sl., orig. US
• BLAH-BLAH pretentious or misleading talk ...1918 sl., orig. US
• BLAIDRY nonsense, foolish talk ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLATTER loud, forcible, noisy talk ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLETHER nonsense, foolish talk ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLETHERATION foolish talk ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLETHERIN loud, foolish talking ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLISH-BLASH idle talk; frivolous discourse; nonsense; tittle-tattle ...19C Eng. dial.
• BLORE stormy breath; noisy bluster; loud talking; bragging talk ...c1440 arch.
• BLUB empty talk ...Bk1904 Amer. college sl.
• BLUFF mere talk; talk intended to mystify or deceive ...Bk1904 Amer. college sl.
• BOOKOOING loud talking, bullying ...1935 Amer. dial.
• BORBOROLOGY †* filthy talk; ribaldry ...1649
• BOSH contemptible nonsense; foolish talk or opinions ...1834 sl. or colloq.
• BREEZE loquacity; guile; 'hot air' ...Bk1914 criminals' sl. 
• BUCK talk, conversation; boastful, bragging talk ...1895 sl.
• BUKH talk, conversation; boastful, bragging talk ...1895 sl.
• BULL talk which is not to the purpose ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• BULL SESSION talk, conversation, esp. a conversation among a group of males ...1920 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• BULL-SQUITTER much fuss or talk about a trifle ...19C Eng. dial.
• BUM-FLUFF empty talk; nonsense ...1945 Aust. sl.
• BUZZ-BUZZ unintelligible or tedious noise, esp. continuous vociferation ...1908 Amer. sl.
• CABAL a great noise of talking, etc. ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CACKLE empty chatter, foolish talk ...1676
• CAGMAG chatter, idle talk; gossip; an unsettled argument ...19C Eng. dial.
• CAL talk, gossip ...1841 Eng. dial.
• CAMPLE talk, angry words, conversation, chat, a gossiping conversation ...1867 Eng. dial.
• CAT-BLASH worthless or silly talk: a weak argument ...19C Eng. dial.
• CHAFFING talking; bantering ...1859 Amer. dial.
• CHATTER-CHITTER nonsensical talk ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CHATTERMAG chatter, talk, gossip ...19C Eng. dial. or colloq.
• CHEWING GUM double talk; cant; utterance garbled as if the speaker were chewing gum;  information that is incomplete or mixed up ...20C Amer. sl.
• CHEWING MATCH a meeting where there is a great deal of talking ...1950 Amer. dial.
• CHIN talk, esp. impudent backtalk; impudence...1862 Amer. sl.
• CHIN-CHIN talk ...1877 Amer. sl.
• CHINFEST a period of much talking or complaining; a conference ...1940 Amer. sl.
• CHIN-JAW idle talk; social conversation ...1942 Amer. sl.
• CHIN MUSIC chatter, talk, esp. impudent talk ...1821 Amer. sl.
• CHINWORK talk ...1973 Amer. sl.
• CHITTER-CHATTER nonsensical talk ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CLACK idle talk ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CLAPPER-TONGUE a loud, noisy tongue; incessant talk ...1822 Sc.
• CLART nonsense; flattery or cheap talk ...E19 Eng. dial.
• CLISH-CLASH nonsense; idle talk ...L17 Sc.
• CLISH-MA-CLAVER idle or foolish talk; gossip; nonsense; false or scandalous reports, rumour ...1728 Sc.
• CLIT-CLAT a talkative person, a gossip; a telltale, a blab; the noise made by a talkative person; foolish talk, gossip ...1869 Eng. dial.
• COLLOGUE a private talk; a secret plan or scheme ...E19
• CONFABULATION a talking together; an easy, familiar talk, conversation, or discourse; a chat ...c1450
• CRACKLE empty chatter, foolish talk ...L17 sl.
• CRAKE a talk; gossip, tale-telling, generally of an ill-natured kind ...19C Eng. dial.
• CRICK-CRACK a talk, a conversation, a chat ...1856 Sc.
• DAFFING an idle waste of time in frivolous talking ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DALLIANCE † talk, confabulation, converse, chat, usually of a light or familiar kind, but also used of serious conversation or discussion ...c1340
• DANDERING useless, silly talk ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DEBLATERATION chattering; talkativeness ...1817
• DIARRHOEA OF THE JAWBONE a constant stream of nonsense; constant talking; offensive talkativeness ...1944 US sl.
• DIARRHOEA OF THE MOUTH a constant stream of nonsense; constant talking; offensive talkativeness ...1948 US sl.
• DIDDLE tittle-tattle; a gossiping tale ...1895 Eng. dial.
• DUKE OF CORK a talk ...1940s rhyming sl.
• DUKE OF YORK talk ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• EAR-BANGING flattery or empty talk ...1942 US sl., esp. military usage
• EAR-BENDING a long-winded talk ...1966 US sl.
• EARL OF CORK a talk ...1940s rhyming sl.
• EAR-RENT † the 'tax' imposed on a listener's patience by a profitless or noisy talker ...1610
• FALLAL nonsense, frivolous talk or behaviour; conceit, humbug ...1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FANNY verbal effusiveness, usually nonsensical ...1910s sl.
• FARMYARD CONFETTI 'bullshit'; empty talk, nonsense ...1930s Aust. sl.
• FARMYARD TALK rude, abusive talk ...L19 sl.
• FAT LIP unpleasant talk ...1940s sl.
• FAT TALK meaningless, nonsensical talk ...1970 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
• FILIBUSTER a gabfest, a talk session ...1970 Amer. dial.
• FISH-FASH foolish talk ...19C Eng. dial.
• FLAMDOODLE nonsense; vain boasting; empty talk ...1833 Amer. sl.
• FLANNEL indirect or evasive talk; deceiving flatter ...Brit. colloq.
• FLAMDOODLE empty talk ...1833 Amer. sl.
• FLAPDOODLE foolish talk; nonsense ...1833 sl.
• FLEMINGTON CONFETTI 'bullshit'; empty talk, nonsense ...1930s Aust. sl.
• FLOBBER stupid talk ...19C Eng. dial.
• FOOT-IN-MOUTH DISEASE the tendency to say that which ought not to be said ...1968 US sl.
• GAB the act of gabbing or talking; conversation, prattle, talk, twaddle ...1790
• GABBER † jabber; incoherent talk ...1796
• GABBERFEST a meeting where there's a lot of talking ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GABBIE-LABBIE † confused talking; the way in which we think foreigners talks when we don't know their language ...1824 Sc.
• GABBING talk, chatter; gabble ...1774 Sc.
• GABBLE voluble, noisy, confused, unintelligible talk ...1602
• GABFEST a gathering for talk; a spell of talking; a prolonged conference or conversation; discussion; unrestrained talk; gossip ...1897 sl., orig. US
• GAB-GASH petulant or pert chatter; voluble talk ...1880 Sc.
• GABS, THE a propensity to talk too much ...1990s sl.
• GAB SESSION 1. garrulous, unrestrained talk ...L19 sl., orig. US
  2. a gathering for talk; a spell of talking; a prolonged conference or conversation ...L19 sl., orig. US
• GACK idle talk, chatter ...Bk1900 Ireland
• GAFF loud, rude talk; impertinence ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GAFMENT senseless, foolish talk ...1868 Sc.
• GALDER a noisy vulgar laugh; a loud yell; noisy, foolish talk, chatter ...1836 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GALE † speech, talk ...a1300
• GALIC incomprehensible talk, nonsense, gibberish ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GALIMATIAS speech that is so rapid, confused, or disguised as to be unintelligible; a dark, perplexed discourse; meaningless talk; nonsense, gibberish ...1653
• GALLEHOOING † a stupefying noise without any sufficient reason; empty, blustering talk ...1825 Sc.
• GALLIMAUFRY confused talk ...1856 Eng. dial.
• GALLIMAWFRY a hodge-podge; a confused mixture or medley of persons or things; confused talk ...1856 Eng. dial.
• GALTHERBLASH silly talk ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GAM a talk; conversation, discussion ...1931 US sl.
• GAMMON 1. talk, chatter ..1781
2. insincere or exaggerated talk, ridiculous nonsense suited to deceive simple persons; humbug or flattery, rubbish, lies ...1781 UK sl.
• GAMMON AND PATTER † plausible talk, verbose chatter, 'jaw' ...1781 UK sl.
• GAMMON AND SPINACH † plausible talk, 'jaw' ...1781 UK sl.
• GANDY † pert, foolish talk; a brag, a boast ...1866 Sc.
• GARRULANCE * talkativeness, loquacity ...1890
• GARRULING †* the act of chattering or talking volubly ...1549
• GARRULITY loquaciousness, talkativeness ...1581
• GAS empty or boastful talk; showy pretense, bombast; humbug, nonsense ...1847 sl.
• GAS AND GAITERS pompous but empty talk ...1923 sl.
• GEAR † discourse, doctrine, talk; also, in depreciatory sense, 'stuff', nonsense ...1415 obs. exc. arch.
• GIFT OF GAB the ability to talk interestingly, colourfully, and/or persuasively ...1650
• GIFT OF THE GAB the ability to talk interestingly, colourfully, and/or persuasively ...1650
• GLAB-FEST a meeting where there's a lot of talking ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GLIBBER-GLABBER frivolous and confused talk ...B1900 Sc.
• GOB talk; chatter ...Bk1896 sl.
• GUFF empty or foolish talk; nonsense ...1815 colloq.
• GUM-BUMPING arguing; loud or vociferous talk ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GUP gossip; scandal; silly talk ...1883 Anglo-Indian colloq.
• GUSH talk too effusive and objectionably sentimental ...c1865 colloq.
• HAFFLING confused talk ...1881 Eng. dial.
• HAIVERS foolish talk, chatter, nonsense; rarely used in singular ...1787 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HARD WORDS angry talk 
• HAVERELISM a habit of foolish, nonsensical talking ...1826 Sc.
• HAVERS foolish talk, chatter, nonsense; rarely used in singular ...1787 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HEART-TO-HEART an intimate talk ...1910s sl., orig. US
• HEN-CACKLE a meeting where there's a lot of talking ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HEN-CACKLING a meeting where there's a lot of talking ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HOB-GOB silly, empty talk; gossip, chat ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• JABBER rapid, incoherent talk
• JABBERMENT * senseless talk; chatter; nonsense; gibberish ...1644 colloq.
• JABFEST 1. a gathering for talk; a spell of talking; a prolonged conference or conversation ...L19 sl., orig. US
  2. garrulous, unrestrained talk ...L19 sl., orig. US
• JAB SESSION a gabfest; a lot of talking ...1967 Amer. dial.
• JAMFEST a meeting where there is a lot of talking ...1967 Amer. dial.
• JANGLE † idle talk, chatter, jabber; an idle word ...1340-70
• JANGLERY † idle talk, babbling; wrangling ...c1374
• JANNER idle talk ...a1794 Sc.
• JAUNDER idle talk ...a1794 Sc.
• JAUNER idle talk ...a1794 Sc.
• JAVER idle talk; bold, assuming talk; impudence ...1869 Eng. dial.
• JAW cheeky or impudent talk; also, a talk, a speech, a lecture, an address ...1748
• JAWBONE empty talk; a promise or claim, esp. one that is exaggerated or unrealistic ...1898 Amer. dial.
• JAZZ nonsense; nonsensical, meaningless or insincere talk ...1917 Amer. sl.
• JAW abuse; chatter; impudence; any sort of talk ...1748 sl.
• JIBBER-JABBER noisy, nonsensical talk; idle talk; chatter ...B1900 Sc.
• JIFFLE idle talk; idle, disputative talk ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• KABBIE-LABBY an altercation, wrangle, argument, dispute; confused talk ...Bk1902 Sc.
• KAFOOSTER useless talk, idle chatter ...1970s US sl.
• KECKLE loud chatter; idle or foolish talk ...1877 Sc.
• KEG-MEG chatter, idle talk; an unsettled argument ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• LAIG idle, silly talk; gossip ...1844 Sc.
• LALDER loud and foolish talk ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LALDRUM noisy, foolish talk; nonsense; an improbable tale, falsehoods ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LALLYGAG foolishness, nonsense; idle talk, chatter ...1862 Amer. dial.
• LAMGAMMACHY n. a long, incoherent speech; a long, rambling description; much foolish talk ...Bk1902 Sc.
• LELDRUM noisy, foolish talk; nonsense; an improbable tale, falsehoods ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LINE-SHOOT boastful talk ...1943 Brit. sl.
• LINGO talk; chatter ...Bk1896 sl.
• LIP impudent talk ...1821 sl.
• LIP LOBS talk; chatter ...Bk1896 sl.
• LOBS talk, conversation ...M19 UK tramps' sl.
• LOLLYGAG foolishness, nonsense; idle talk, chatter ...1862 Amer. dial.
• LONG LANGUAGE † verbosity ...1589
• LYRICS talk, esp. when stretching truth or reality ...1994 UK sl.
• MACARONI nonsense, meaningless talk ...1924 Aust. & Amer. sl.
• MACK ingratiating or flattering talk, orig. of a kind intended to seduce women ...1968-72 Amer. sl.
• MACK, THE seductive, persuasive talk; spec. the 'chat-up' line used by a pimp to recruit a new girl ...1940s US Black sl.
• MACK TALK ingratiating or flattering talk, orig. of a kind intended to seduce women; seductive, persuasive talk; spec. the 'chat-up' line used by a pimp to recruit a new girl ...1940s US Black sl.
• MACROLOGY the use of redundant words or phrases; long and tedious talk ...1616
• MAG prattle, chatter; a talk, gossip, chat ...1778 colloq. & Eng. dial.
• MAGGING chattering, talking ...1814 sl.
• MAGPIETY talkativeness, garrulity, esp. on religious or moral topics ...a1845 nonce word
• MAKE-TALK something said for the mere sake of talking ... 1856
• MAPMENT nonsense; foolish talk; a silly rigmarole ...1877 Eng. dial.
• MARDLE a gossip; a long talk ...1893 Eng. dial.
• MATAEOLOGY a vain, useless, or unprofitable discourse; foolish words, nonsense ...1656
• MEG talk, conversation ...1778 sl.
• MOODY pretentious or misleading talk ...1934 Brit. sl.  
• MOONSHINE foolish talk or thought; nonsense; humbug ...L16
• MOROLOGY † a silly speech, foolish talking; folly, nonsense ...1596
• MOUTH boastful but empty talk ...1935 sl., orig. US
• MUMBO JUMBO pretentious or misleading talk ...1896 sl.
• MUSH the mouth; talking to excess ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NAFF frivolous talk or prattle; an angry dispute about a trifle ...Bk1903 Sc.
• NAFFING idle talk, prattle ...1878 Sc.
• NASH pert, insolent talk ...Bk1905 Sc.
• NASH-GAB impertinent chatter, insolent talk ...1816 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• NATTER aimless conversation; incessantly complaining talk ...1866 orig. Eng. dial.
• NEWS gossip; talk, conversation; the subject of talk ...1844 Sc.
• NUGILOGUE trifling talk ...1649
• ODD TALK chatter, gossip, trifling dialogue ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OKEY-DOKE stupidity, foolish talk ...1960s US Black sl.
• ONOLOGY †* foolish talking, vain babbling, a talking like an ass ...1674
• PADDY O'ROURKE talk, conversation ...1990s rhyming sl.
• PAITER chatter, talk; a word ...1838 Sc.
• PALABRA a word; speech, talk, palaver ...1594
• PALAVER 1. chat, talk, conversation ...M18
2. wearisome, idle or insincere talk ...M18
• PAP nonsense; worthless talk ...20C US colloq.
• PATER chatter, talk; a word ...1838 Sc.
• PATTER talk; chatter ...Bk1896 sl.
• PERLAVER 1. chat, talk, conversation ...M18
2. wearisome, idle or insincere talk ...M18
• PIFFLE foolish or empty talk; nonsense; drivel ...L19 colloq.
• PISS AND WIND boastful but empty talk ...1922 sl.
• PLENILOQUENCE * fullness of talk, excessive speaking ...1838
• POKER TALK a fireside talk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PRITTLE-PRATTLE * chatter; empty or idle talk; the innocent chattering of children ...1556 now rare or Eng. dial.
• QUEER GUM strange talk ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• QUEER RUMS confusing talk ...E19 sl.
• RAB idle, silly talk; nonsense ...1908 Sc.
• RABBIT talk, conversation ...c1930 rhyming sl. for 'jaw' (rabbit's paw)
• RABBIT AND PORK talk; the act of talking; a conversation ...1941 rhyming sl.
• RABBIT'S PAW talk, conversation ...c1930 rhyming sl. for 'jaw'
• RABBLE † a long string or series of words, etc., having little meaning or value; confused, careless speech; rapid and incoherent reading or talking; gabble ...c1388
• RABBLEMENT † confused, random talk; an idle, purposeless speech; chatter ...1547 obs. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RABBLING incoherent talk ...1880 Sc.
• RACKLE noisy, senseless talk; a rattle of words ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAG talk, banter, abuse ...c1880 sl.
• RAG CHEWING talking, esp. chatting or arguing ...L19 US sl.
• RAG CHEWING CONTEST a meeting where there is a great deal of talking ...1950 Amer. dial.
• RAG CHEWING MATCH a meeting where there is a great deal of talking ...1950 Amer. dial.
• RÁIMÉIS foolish, nonsensical, ill-founded talk ...2001 Ireland sl.
• RAMISON a long, tedious story; small talk ...19C Eng. dial.
• RAMMAS a long, tedious story; small talk ...19C Eng. dial.
• RAN-DAN a string of words conveying no particular information; foolish talk ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANDERS idle or incoherent talk; idle rumours ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RANE idle, unmeaning talk frequently repeated; a frequent repetition of the same sound; a fable ...1773 Sc. & Eng.
• RAP AND RATTLE foolish or boasting talk ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAP ATTACK extended, emotional, aggressive talk ...1980s US Black sl.
• RAPPING talking ...1960s sl., orig. US Black
• RAPPORT †* report, talk ...1539
• SASS pertness; impudent talk ...M19 Amer. colloq.
• SASS-TALKING talking in a cheeky manner ...2000s US sl.
• SAUCE talk, conversation ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCABBLE-AND-GOW tumultuous talking, as amongst angry women ...1864 Eng. dial.
• SCAUM insincere talk; banter, chaff ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAVEL-AN'-GOW the noise of confused talking; chatter, scolding; a pack of lies ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCHOLARSHIP loose talk ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCLORE rubbishy talk; nonsense; rigmarole; a long, rambling story ...1869 Sc.
• SERMOCINATION † talk, conversation; a discourse, sermon; speech-making ...1514
• SHAFF nonsense; foolish talk ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SHE-SHE TALK woman's talk, gabble, gossip ...1922 Amer. dial.
• SHIT DETAIL any unpleasant or dirty talk ...1940s sl., orig. military
• SHOOTING violent or brutal talk; fighting talk ...1960s US Black sl.
• SHORT TALK quarrelsome talk ...1934 Amer. dial.
• SKEALT † story, talk, rumour ...c1580
• SKIMBLE-SKAMBLE confused or worthless discourse; irregular talk; wild, rambling nonsense; rigmarole ...1619
• SKULL SESSION talk, conversation ...1959 US sl.
• SLABBER talkativeness ...1990s Irish sl.
• SMACK flirtatious talk; nonsense talk ...1960s US Black sl.
• SNAFFLE talk; chatter ...Bk1896 sl.
• SNOW smooth talk, bluff, bluster, lies ...1940s sl. orig. US
• SPIEL glib or persuasive talk; a salesman's patter ...1896 sl.
• SPITTER-SPATTER * trifling talk, nonsense ...1619
• SPOUTING excessive talking ...1930s US Black sl.
• STOVEPIPE SESSION a fireside talk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SULPHUR pungent talk, writing, or language ...1897 colloq.
• TACK foolish talk ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAIVERS idle, foolish talk; wild, raving words ...1871 Sc.
• TALE † the act of telling, relating, or saying; discourse, conversation, talk ...c1000
• TALING * telling of tales, talking, gossiping; also, a tale ...1382
• TALKATION a talking; a light discourse ...1800 nonce word
• TALKEE small talk; petty or childish talk, chatter; continuous talk or prattle ...1885 colloq.
• TALKEE-TALKEE small talk; petty or childish talk, chatter; continuous talk or prattle ...1812 contemptuous usage
• TALKING-STOCK † a subject of talk ...1548
• TELL a talk, conversation; gossip, chat; tidings, news ...1867 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• TELLING a story, narrative; talk, conversation; news; anything worth revealing or telling ...1660 Scot & Eng. dial.
• THREE BLUE BEANS IN A BLUE BLADDER futile, pointless (if noisy) talk ...L16 sl.
• THREE BLUE BEANS IN ONE BLUE BLADDER futile, pointless (if noisy) talk ...L16 sl.
• TITTLE-TATTLE talk, chatter, prattle; esp. empty or trifling talk about trivial matters; petty gossip ...a1529
• TOLUTILOQUENCE †* a talking 'at a trot'; speech that moves briskly along; voluble discourse ...1656
• TOTE a load to be carried; a job of carrying; broadly, a task ...1884 Amer. dial.
• TRITTLE-TRATTLES * foolish or idle talk; nonsense ...1563 Sc.
• TWIDDLE-TWADDLE foolish chatter, idle talk ...1886
• TWITTLE-TWATTLE † idle talk, chatter, gossip, tittle-tattle ...1556
• TWIT-TWAT † idle talk, chatter, tittle-tattle ...1677
• VARDAS speech, talk ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VERBAL DIARRHOEA excessive talk, esp. when meaningless, pointless, and irritating to the hearer ...1940s sl.
• VERBALS a conversation, a talk ...1997 UK sl.
• VILLYAROO foolish talk, idle silly chatter, nonsense ...1866 Sc.
• VISIT talk, conversation ...1988 US sl.
• WAFFLE loquacious talk ...1937 sl.
• WHITTER-WHATTER † chatter; loquacity; trifling conversation ...1808 Sc. obs. or obsolescent
• WOFFLE loquacious talk ...1937 sl.
• YABBER speech, language, talk, chatter, a conversation; applied to the speech of the Australian aborigines ...1855 Aust.
• YABBERING talk, conversation ...1847 Aust. sl.
• YABBLE chatter, talkativeness ...1819 Sc.
• YACK empty, idle talk; incessant chatter ...1958 sl.
• YACKER talk, chatter ...1959 Aust. sl.
• YACKETY-YACK inconsequential or aimless talk or chatter...1958 UK sl.
• YACKETY-YACKET loquacious talk ...1958 sl.
• YACKETY-YACKETY loquacious talk ...1958 sl.
• YACKETY-YAK aimless talk or chatter ...E18 
• YACKY-YAK aimless talk or chatter ...E18 
• YAK empty, tedious, trivial talk ...1958 sl.
• YAKETY-YACK aimless talk or chatter ...E18 
• YAKETY-YAK aimless talk or chatter ...E18 
• YAKKAPUKEE talk, chatter ...1950s Aust. sl.
• YAKKER talk ...1961 Aust. sl.
• YAKKETY-YACK aimless talk or chatter ...E18 
• YAKKETY-YAK aimless talk or chatter ...E18 
• YAK-YAK loquacious talk or chatter ...1958 sl.
• YAMMER loud, incessant, or rambling talk ...1835 Ireland & Sc.
• YAP incessant talking, generally implying nagging, querulousness, etc. ...1835
• YAPPINESS verbosity, talkativeness ...1930s colloq.
• YARG persistent or repetitive talk, generally of a nagging, critical or tiresome sort ...1908 Sc.  
• YARN a chat, a talk, a conversation ...1852 Aust. sl.
• YATATA talk, chatter ...1940s US sl.
• YATTER 1. the confused noise caused by many people talking loudly and together; a babel of tongues, a clamour; unintelligible speech ...1825 Sc.
2. noisy or angry talk; brawling, scolding, grumbling, continual railing or carping ...1827 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YATTER-YATTER continuous chatter; rambling and persistent talk ...1832 Sc.
• YAUP loud or foolish talk; incessant talking, generally implying nagging, querulousness, etc. ...1835
• YAWP a shout, a yell; a loud cry; a loud noise; a whine; constant, noisy talking; foolish talk ...1889 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YELPING † boasting; proud or pompous talk ...a1050
• YIP noise; talk ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• YOWP a shout, a yell; a loud cry; a loud noise; a whine; constant, noisy talking ...1889 Eng. dial.
 
TALK, TALKATIVE, TALKER - nouns, person
• AIRJAMMER a big talker; a boaster ...1966 Amer. dial.
• AIR MERCHANT a talkative person ...World War II Amer. sl.
• AIR RAIDER a talkative person ...1960s Aust. sl.
• AUGER an excessive talker; a bore ...1890 Amer. dial.
• AUGUR an excessive talker; a bore ...1890 Amer. dial.
• BABBLER a foolish or idle talker; a chatterer ...M16
• BAG OF WIND a person who talks or boasts to no purpose ...1891 US sl.
• BAGPIPE an inflated and senseless talker; a windbag; a long-winded monotonous speaker; a tedious chatterbox...1603
• BAG-PUNCHER a complainer; one who talks at length, gossips, or chats ...1926 Amer. sl.
• BALATRON †* a babbling, prating fellow; a vain talking fellow; a jester, a buffoon; a rascally base knave, a thief; a  contemptible fellow ...1623
• BARBER'S CAT a gossip, a chatterer, one who prefers talk to action ...1910s sl.
• BIG MOUTH a loquacious talker; also implying boastfulness or lack of discretion ...1889 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• BLABBER-BOX one who talks too much ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BLABBERSKITE (sometimes derogatory) a talkative, blustering person ...1968 Amer. jocular
• BLAB-BLAB a too-ready talker; a gossip; a blabmouth ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• BLADDERSKATE a foolish, noisy talker ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLADROCK a talkative, silly fellow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLATEROON † a senseless or foolish babbler or boaster; an idle talker ...c1645
• BLATHERSKITE a noisy, talkative person, esp. one who talks utter rubbish  ...c1650 sl., orig. Sc., now chiefly US
• BLATHERUMSKITE a babbler; a foolish talker ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLELLUM a foolish, talkative person; an idle chatterer ...1787 Sc.
• BLETHER windbag, a talkative person ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLETHERBAG a fluent, foolish talker ...1870 Sc.
• BLETHERER a foolish talker ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLETHERSKATE a noisy, talkative person, esp. one who talks utter rubbish  ...c1650 sl., orig. Sc., now chiefly US
• BLOBBER-MOUTH a talkative person; one who will not keeps secrets ...1949 Amer. dial.
• BLOB-MOUTH a talkative person; one who talks too much or too loud ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BLUITER a great talker ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLUTTER a person much addicted to gossip; a rash, noisy talker ...Bk1866 Sc.
• BOOSCHT a little, talkative person ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAG-BOX one who talks too much ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BROAD-MOUTH one who talks too much ...1954 Amer. dial.
• BUDGIE a talkative person; esp. in police use, a minor informer ...1960s criminal sl.
• BULLSHIPPER someone who talks too much, or too loud ...1967 Amer. euphemism
• CACKLER a noisy talker; a blab ...1400 colloq.
• CARPER † a talker, a prattler ...c1440
• CATFISH one who talks too much, or too loud ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CHATTER-BASKET a prattling child ...M19 sl.
• CHATTER-BLADDER a prattling child ...M19 sl.
• CHATTER-BONES a prattling child ...M19 US sl.
• CHATTER-CART a prattling child ...M19 sl.
• CHATTERMAG a chatterbox, a talkative woman, a gossip ...19C Eng. dial. or colloq.
• CHAW-MOUTH a very talkative person ...1964 Amer. dial.
• CLATTER-BOX one who talks too much ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CLIPPIE a talkative woman; an impudent girl ...19C Sc.
• CLIT-CLAT a talkative person, a gossip; a telltale, a blab; the noise made by a talkative person; foolish talk, gossip ...1869 Eng. dial.
• COCK-A-LILTY a person talking or acting foolishly ...19C Eng. dial.
• EARBASHER an incessant talker; a bore ...1941 Aust. sl.
• EAR BEATER an overly talkative person; one who doesn't give you a chance to get a word in edgeways ...1945 Amer. sl.
• EAR-BENDER a talkative or garrulous bore ...1934 US sl.
• FAFF one who uses more breath in talking than is necessary ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAG-MA-FUFF † a garrulous old woman ...1825 Sc.
• FATMOUTH a braggart, a boaster, a loquacious talker; the quality of being one ...1926 US sl., chiefly Black usage
• GAB a loquacious speaker; a tattler, a chatterbox; one who talks too much or too loudly  ...1822 Sc.
• GAB-ARTIST a talker, esp. a convincing talker ...1940s US sl.
• GABBER a talkative, loquacious person; a chatterer; a gossip ...1793
• GABBERLOONEY one who talks too much, acts the fool ...20C Ireland sl.
• GABBIE a loquacious speaker; a tattler, a chatterbox ...1841 Sc.
• GABBIE-GASH one who is over-talkative or sharp-tongued ...c1875 Sc.
• GABBIE-GASHLICH one who is over-talkative or sharp-tongued ...1925 Sc.
• GABBIE-SNARROCH one who is over-talkative or sharp-tongued ...a1900 Sc.
• GABBLE-GRINDER a gossip, a voluble talker ...B1900 sl.
• GABBLEGUTS a talkative person ...1966 Aust. sl.
• GABBLER someone who talks too much or too loud ...1935 Amer. dial.
• GABBLE-RATCHET a noisy child; a confirmed talker or chatterbox ...1888 Eng. dial.
• GABBO a talkative person, a chatterer ...1934 US prison sl.
• GABBOCK a loquacious speaker; a tattler, a chatterbox ...1866 Sc.
• GABBY-GUTS an excessive talker ...1940s Ireland sl.
• GABSIE a talkative person ...1952 Sc.
• GABSLICK a talkative person ...20C N. Ireland sl.
• GABSTER a chatterer, an idle talker ...L19 sl.
• GACK an idle talker, one who talks behind a person's back ...Bk1900 Ireland
• GAD a gadabout, a busybody, a gossip; a talkative person; an idle woman ...1867 Amer. dial.
• GADDER one who wanders or roves, esp. from motives of curiosity or gossip; a gadabout, a busybody, a gossip; a talkative person; an idle woman ... 1550
• GAFFER † a loquacious, talkative person, a babbler...1802 Sc.
• GANDY † a bragging, boastful person; a pert talker ...1790 Sc.
• GAS-BAG an empty or loquacious talker, a windbag ...1889
• GLIBBER someone who talks too much or too loud ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GOBALOON one who talks too much, acts the fool ...20C Ireland sl.
• GOBBERLOONY one who talks too much, acts the fool ...20C Ireland sl.
• GUSHER an over-effusive and sentimental talker ...1864 colloq.
• HABBERER a stammerer; a chatterbox, a talkative person ...1913 Sc.
• HAGGIS-BAG a windbag; a contemptuous term for anything ...1844 Sc.
• HAIVEREL a foolishly chattering or garrulous person; a fool, a half-wit, a simpleton ...c1779 Sc.
• HAIVREL a stupid, half-witted person; a talkative, garrulous person; a fool ...1801 Sc.
• HAVEREL a foolishly chattering or garrulous person; a fool, a stupid, half-witted person, a simpleton ...c1779 Sc.
• HAVERER one who engages in empty, idle talk ...1826 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HAVERIL a stupid, half-witted person; a talkative, garrulous person; a fool ...1801 Sc.
• HAVREL a stupid, half-witted person; a talkative, garrulous person; a fool ...1801 Sc.
• HAWCH-A-MOUTH a foul-mouthed, blustering person; one who talks incessantly in a coarse, vulgar manner using obscene and offensive language ...1746 Eng. dial.
• HAWCH-MOUTH a foul-mouthed, blustering person; one who talks incessantly in a coarse, vulgar manner using obscene and offensive language ...1746 Eng. dial.
• JABBERBOX a person who talks too much ...1966 Amer. dial.
• JABBERER one who talks thick and fast; a chatterer ...1678 sl.
• JACKDAW a talkative person; used contemptuously ...1605
• JAMMERER an incessant and foolish talker ...1824 Sc.
• JANGLER † a chatterer, an idle talker, a prater ...1303
• JANGLERESS † a talkative female ...c1386
• JAY an impertinent chatterer; an impudent person; a talkative person ...1523
• JINGLE-BRAINS a wild, thoughtless person; a noisy, talkative person ...1690 colloq.
• JOHNNY WALKER a garrulous person ...20C rhyming sl. for 'talker'
• LABA a chatterbox; a gossip; a talkative person ...1950s W. Indies
• LABA-LABA a chatterbox; a gossip; a talkative person ...1950s W. Indies
• LABBA a chatterbox; a gossip; a talkative person ...1950s W. Indies
• LABBA-LABBA a chatterbox; a gossip; a talkative person ...1950s W. Indies
• LABBER-MOUTH a chatterer, a talker ...20C W. Indies
• LALDRUM a noisy, talkative girl ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LALTHRUM a noisy, talkative girl ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LONG-TONGUE a chatterbox, talebearer, telltale, gossip, blabber, a divulger of secrets; an unusually talkative woman; a scold ...1847
• LOUD-MOUTH one who speaks loudly, excessively, and either boastfully or bullying or very indiscreetly ...c1944 colloq.
• MACK a very ingratiating or deceptive talker; one who can sweet-talk women ...1962 US Black sl.
• MAG a chatterer; a chatterbox; a talkative, garrulous person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAGPIE a talkative child or woman; a scold; a term of contempt ...1844 Eng. dial.
• MAGSMAN a chatterbox; a talker ...20C Aust. sl.
• MAMBLER †* an incessant or fluent speaker ...a1400
• MOTORMOUTH someone who talks without end, or when it would be better not to talk; a loquacious talker ...1963 US sl.
• MOUTH-ALMIGHTY a very noisy, talkative person; a chatterbox; a blusterer ...1862 sl.
• NAFF a pert, talkative person ...Bk1903 Sc.
• NASHIN a loquacious or cheeky person ...1923 Sc.
• NIMBLE-CHOPS † a talkative person; a chatterbox ...1614 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NOISE-BOX one who talks too much ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOISY-BOX one who talks too much ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD WIFE a talkative, gossiping person ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PAITER a talkative person; generally applied to a female ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PALAVERIST one given to idle talk ...a1873 nonce word
• PIET a talkative or cheeky person ...L16 now Sc. & N. Eng.
• PRATE-APACE one who prates on; a forward, talkative child; a chatterbox ...1636
• PRATTLE-BOX † a chatterbox; a talkative person; a prattler, a chatterer ...1671
• PUNKAWN a talkative, self-assertive person ...1943 Irish sl.
• RABBLER one who reads or talks hastily and indistinctly ...1880 Sc.
• RACKLE a very talkative person ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RALLIGUT a person who talks too much; a chatterbox ...1929 Sc.
• RANDER a great talker ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAPPER a loquacious talker; a chatterer ...1971 sl., orig. US
• RATTLE a giddy, harebrained person; one who talks volubly; a chatterer; a stupid fellow ...B1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RATTLEBOX a talkative person; a chatterer; a flighty person ...1869 Amer. dial.
• RATTLEHEAD a talkative, garrulous, or gossiping person ...1966 Amer. dial.
• RATTLEMOUTH a talkative, garrulous, or gossiping person ...1966 Amer. dial.
• RATTLER a loud, noisy, talkative person ...B1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RATTLETONGUE a talkative, garrulous, or gossiping person ...1876 Amer. dial.
• RATTLETRAP a talkative, garrulous, or gossiping person; a lively giddy girl ...Bk1904 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• RATTLE-TRAPS a noisy, talkative person; a lively giddy girl ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SACCHARINE LIPS a glib talker ...1989 Aust. sl.
• SATCH a talkative person ...1900s US sl.
• SCLORE a verbose, empty talker; a chatterbox; one who prates on endlessly ...1923 Sc.
• SCREECH-OWL a shrill-voiced, talkative person ...1896 Ireland
• SEGGER †* a boaster, a braggart; one given to talking ...c1440
• SLANG-WHANGER a careless talker ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SPIELER a glib talker ...1894 sl.
• STEM-WINDER an enthusiastic talker or impassioned public speaker ...1942 US sl.
• TAGUE FOR THE TONGUE, A an interminable talker, a gossip, a chatterbox ...c1850 Sc.
• TAGUE FOR TONGUEING, A an interminable talker, a gossip, a chatterbox ...c1850 Sc.
• TATTLE-BOX one who talks too much ...1911 sl.
• TITTLE-TATTLER one addicted to tattling; an idle talker, a gossip ...1600
• TONGUE-PAD a talkative person, a chatterer, a prattler ...a1700 Eng. dial. & sl.
• TONGUESTER a talkative person; a great talker; a gossip, a babbler, a chatterer ...1871
• UNCUS-POKE a gossip; a very talkative person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VAPOURER a bragging, grandiloquent, or fantastical talker ...1653
• VOLISHER † an ostentatious talker ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WAFFLE-BAGS a foolish person who talks much, and foolishly ...1884  Eng. dial.
• WHITTER-WHATTER † a talkative woman; a chatterer ...B1900 Sc. obs. or obsolescent
• WINDBAG a loquacious talker ...1827 sl.
• WINDJAMMER a big talker; a boaster, a braggart ...1887 Amer. dial.
• WINDY-WALLETS a very talkative and untruthful person; one who is habituated to fibbing or exaggeration; a vain boaster ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WOOFER a person who talks or chatters meaninglessly ...1934 US Black sl.
• YAABER an incessant talker; a chatterer ...1824 Sc.
• YABB an interminable talker, a chatterbox ...a1838 Sc.
• YABBERER a talkative, loquacious person ...M19 Aust. sl.
• YABBLE a garrulous person; a chatterbox ...1880 Sc.
• YABBLOCK † a chattering, talkative person ...Bk1905 Sc.
• YABBOCK an incessant talker; a chatterer ...1824 Sc.
• YACKER a gossip, a loquacious talker ...1959 Aust. sl.
• YACKUZ † one who talks thickly ...1824 Sc.
• YAFFLER a person who talks too much ...1995 Aust. sl.
• YAKKER a loquacious talker ...1959 sl.
• YANKER † an incessant talker ...1825 Sc.
• YAP a chatterbox, someone who talks interminably in an affected manner; a windbag ...1825 Sc.
• YATTER an incessant talker; a gossip ...1825 Sc.
• YIFF-YAFF † a small person who talks a great deal to little purpose ...Bk1905 Sc.
 
TALK - verbs
• AIR ONE'S LUNGS to argue or talk at length ...1969 Amer. dial.
• AIR ONE'S TONGUE to talk ...Brit. sl.
• AIR ONE'S TONSILS to talk emptily ...1960s US sl.
• AUGER to talk, to converse, to chat ...1908 Amer. dial.
• AUGUR to talk, to converse, to chat ...1908 Amer. dial.
• BACK THE BREEZE to talk excessively ...1958 Amer. dial.
• BAIRGE to raise up the voice in a loud manner ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BANG ON to talk repetitiously about a particular subject ...1959 sl.
• BANG SOMEONE'S EAR to talk or complain at length to ...1965 Amer. sl.
• BASH SOMEONE'S EAR to talk incessantly ...1962 sl., orig. Aust. & NZ
• BAT ONE'S MOUTH to talk ...1920s US sl.
• BAT THE BREEZE to talk ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BEAK to talk excessively, loudly, or maliciously; to 'peck' at someone ...1947 Amer. dial.
• BEAT ONE'S CHOPS to talk loudly or to no purpose; to chatter; to complain ...1946  Amer. sl.
• BEAT ONE'S GUMS to talk loudly or to no purpose; to chatter; to complain ...1935 Amer. sl.
• BEAT THE BREEZE to talk, to boast ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BE BORN WITH A LONG TONGUE to be a great talker ...1960 Amer. dial.
• BEGO † to get round with craft, to talk over ...1362 
• BEMOUTH to talk grandiloquently, to declaim; to mouth the praises of a person ...a1843
• BEND SOMEONE'S EAR to talk at tedious length to someone; also, to have someone's attention ...1942 Amer. sl.
• BE OFF EGGS, ON POTATOES to wander abruptly from one subject to another ...Bk1900 Sc.
• BESLE to talk much at random and ignorantly ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BEZLE to talk ignorantly or at random ...Bk1911 Sc. 
• BIBBLE-BABBLE to indulge in idle talk ...1888
• BIRK to give a tart answer; to converse in a lively or cutting way ...Bk1911 Sc. 
• BLABBER to talk loquaciously ...c1375
• BLAB OFF to talk out of turn ...Bk1944 service sl.
• BLACKGUARD to talk obscenely; to curse or swear at ...1902 Amer. dial.
• BLAGGARD to talk obscenely; to curse or swear at ...1902 Amer. dial.
• BLAH to talk pretentiously or ostentatiously ...1924 sl.
• BLAH-BLAH to talk pretentiously or ostentatiously ...1924 sl.
• BLAT to talk noisily ...1888 US
• BLATERATE † to talk or babble vainly or rapidly ...1676
• BLATHER to talk foolishly; to talk nonsense ...1524 orig. Eng. dial.
• BLATTER to talk loudly and noisily ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLEDDER to talk idly or foolishly ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLETHER to talk nonsense; to prattle, to chatter ...1524
• BLITHER to talk nonsense ...1868
• BLOB to talk indiscreetly or excessively; to blab out, to chat ...1899 Amer. dial.
• BLOVIATE to talk aimlessly and boastingly; to speak arrogantly or pompously; to be verbose; to wander from the subject ...1847 Amer.  
• BLOW ONE'S HEAD AND HORNS OFF to talk too much ...1906 Amer. dial.
• BLUITER to talk foolishly ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLUTTER † to give hasty utterance to; to blurt out; to talk foolishly; to tell what ought to be kept secret ...1680 obs. exc. Sc.
• BO to talk noisily ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BREAK OUT AT THE MOUTH to talk too much or too loudly ...1912 Amer. dial.
• BREAK WESTERN to talk rough, but not necessarily profanely ...1982 Amer. dial.
• BUCK to talk egotistically; to prate and chatter; to let one's tongue run loose ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• BULL ALONG to talk without point ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• BUMP ONE'S GUMS to argue; to talk, esp. loudly or vociferously ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUZZ to talk ...1899 Amer. sl.
• CACKLE to talk idly, esp. in the sense of telling secrets ...1530
• CALLET to gossip, to talk ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CANK to cackle as geese; to talk rapidly, to chatter ...1741 Eng. dial.
• CANT to speak; to talk ...1567
• CARL † to talk with a gruff, snarling voice; to snarl ...1602 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CARP † 1. to speak, to talk ...a1240
† 2. to talk much, to prate, to chatter ...1377
• CAST-OFF ONE'S JAW-TACKLE to talk fluently ...Bk1896 sl.
• CHAT UP to gossip, to talk familiarly ...20C W. Indies
• CHAUER † to jabber, to talk gibberish ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CHEW to talk ...c1920
• CHEW ONE'S GUMS to talk too much or too loud ...1969 Amer. dial.
• CHEW OVER to discuss, to talk over ...20C Amer. sl.
• CHEW SOMEONE'S EAR OFF to deliver a long monologue; to talk tediously ...20C Amer. sl.
• CHEW THE BIT to argue; to talk too much or too loud ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CHEW THE FAT to talk; to gossip; to chat at length, esp. about trivial matters ...20C Amer. sl.
• CHIN to talk, to chat; to gossip ...1872 Amer. sl.
• CHIN-CHIN to talk; to converse ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CHIN-MUSIC to talk or chat ...1962 Amer. sl.
• CHINWAG to talk, to chat ...1987 Amer. sl.
• CHIP to utter a word; to speak; to talk ...1887 Amer. sl.
• CHOKE OFF to stop a person talking ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• CLISH-MA-CLAVER to indulge in idle talk, gossip, etc. ...1821 Sc.
• CLITTER † to talk excessively, to chatter ...a1528
• COLLIFOBBLE to talk secretly together ...19C Eng. dial.
• CONFABULATE to talk easily together; to chat, to converse ...1613
• CRACK to say; to talk; to speak, to speak up ...1897 Amer. sl., esp. criminals'
• CRACK ON to talk incessantly; to boast ...colloq.
• CRACK ONE'S JAW to talk, esp. boastfully ...1932 Amer. Black sl.
• CUT OFF ONE'S JIB to keep one from talking ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DABBER to confound or stupefy by talking so rapidly that one cannot understand what is said ...BK1900 Scot
• DABBLE to confound or stupefy with talk ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DAFF to frolic, to sport, to jest; to talk nonsense ...1804 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DALLY † to talk or converse lightly or idly; to chat ...c1300
• DANDER to wander or ramble in talk; to talk incoherently ...1847 Eng. dial.
• DEBLATERATE * to prate, to babble, to chatter, to talk excessively ...1623
• DISH THE GAB to converse ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DISH THE HASH to talk, to converse ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DROOL to talk foolishly, to ramble on ...L19
• DRUMBLE † to talk, mutter, or mumble in a sleepy, monotonous manner ...1579 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• EAR-BASH to talk loquaciously ...1944 sl., chiefly Aust.
• EAR-BEND to talk at tedious length to someone ...1978 US sl.
• EXCHANGE CRACKS to talk, to converse ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EXTRAVAGE † to deviate in discourse from the proper subject; to • digress; to talk incoherently; to ramble ...c1690 obs. exc. Sc.
• FABLE †* to speak, to talk, to converse ...1382
• FADE to stop talking ...1940s US Black & campus sl.
• FALL AWAY † to cease to speak of a subject ...c1374
• FAN THE BREEZE to talk, to chatter ...1946 Amer. dial.
• FAN THE FIRE to talk, to chatter ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FATMOUTH to argue, to answer back, to be cheeky, to talk glibly, persuasively, or excessively, to boast ...1968 sl., orig. US Black
• FILIBUSTER to talk garrulously or loudly, sometimes in an attempt to show off; to stall or to divert attention from one's own error ...1970 Amer. dial.
• FLANNEL to talk evasively to; to flatter; to deceive with insincere or flattering talk ...1941 Brit. sl.
• FLASH ONE'S GAB to talk, to swagger, to brag ...1819 sl.
• GAB to talk much or glibly; to chatter, to prate ...1786
• GABBER † to jabber, to gibber, to talk incoherently; to speak thickly or indistinctly ...1706-7 obs. exc. Sc.
• GABBLE to talk volubly, inarticulately, and incoherently; to chatter, to prattle; also, to read so fast as to be unintelligible ...1577
• GACK to talk idly, to chatter; to lie ...Bk1900 Ireland
• GADGE to dictate impertinently; to talk idly ...1719 Sc.
• GAFF † to babble, to chatter; to talk loudly and merrily ...1825 Sc.
• GAGGLE † to make a noise like geese; to talk volubly, to chatter ...c1553
• GALDER to laugh in a noisy, vulgar manner; to talk or sing boisterously; to speak in a loud, foolish manner; to bawl ...1866 Sc.
• GALLOP AWAY to talk fast, to 'rattle on' ...1711
• GALSH to talk nonsense ...1911 Sc.
• GANDER to ramble in talk, to waffle ...1858
• GANDY † to talk in a blustering, boastful, or pert fashion ...1808 Sc.
• GANGE to talk in a pert, silly manner; to talk insolently ...1880 Sc.
• GANGLE † to talk excessively, to chatter ...a1300
• GANIE † to talk in a blustering, boastful, or pert fashion ...1808 Sc.
• GANT to talk extravagantly, to make wild statements ...1950 Sc.
• GARRULATE †* to say or speak with garrulity; to talk nonstop; to utter in a chattering manner ...1656
• GAS to indulge in empty talk; to talk idly or boastfully ...1852 sl., orig. US
• GASH to talk, to converse, to gossip ...a1774 Sc.
• GAUNGE † to talk in a pert, silly manner; to talk insolently ...1880 Sc.
• GIVE IT THE VERBAL to talk aggressively ...1960s sl.
• GIVE THE SALVE to talk in a conciliatory, soothing manner ...M19 US sl.
• GLAB to talk foolishly ...1941 Amer. sl.
• GLADSTONIZE to talk at great length without saying much of consequence; to speak much and mean nothing; to evade or prevaricate ...1892
• GLIBBER-GLABBER to talk idly and confusedly ...B1900 Sc.
• GLIB-GLAB to talk rapidly and volubly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GOLDFISH to mouth words; to talk without being heard ...2002 US sl.
• GO ON to talk loquaciously ...a1822 sl.
• GO ON ABOUT to grumble; to complain, especially loudly; to talk on a subject for far too long ...1863 UK
• GUM to talk nonsense ...old Amer. dial.
• GUSH to talk too effusively and sentimentally; often, also insincerely ...1864 colloq.
• HABBER to stammer, to stutter; to talk continuously and boringly ...1808 Sc.
• HABBLE to stutter, to talk confusedly; to repeat something in a stammering or confused way; to gabble, to talk fast ...1806 Sc.
• HAIVER to talk garrulously and foolishly; to talk nonsense ...1721 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HASH to talk over, discuss exhaustively ...M20 colloq.
• HAVE A MOUTH LIKE A COW'S CUNT to be excessively or indiscreetly talkative ...1967 UK sl.
• HAVE ONE'S JAWING TACKS ABOARD to talk fluently ...Bk1896 sl.
• HAVEREL to talk nonsense, to make a fool of ...1822 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAVE SPEECH to talk ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HOB-NOBBLE to talk intimately and confidentially together ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HUBBER to stammer, to stutter; to talk continuously and boringly ...1808 Sc.
• INTERLOCUTE †* to talk with, to hold conversation with ...1621
• JAB to talk rapidly or foolishly ...1969 Amer. dial.
• JABBER to chatter; to speak fast and indistinctly; to talk thick and fast; to talk gibberish; to speak or say rapidly, incoherently, and without making sense ...1499
• JABBLE to talk rapidly and indistinctly or unintelligibly; to speak volubly and with little sense; to chatter, to gabble, to prattle ...1570
• JAMMER to make a great outcry, or  a loud, disagreeable noise; to talk loudly or persistently; to shout; to scold ...1835 Ireland
• JANGLE † to talk excessively or noisily; to chatter, to babble, to prate; also said of birds ...a1300
• JANNER to talk in an idle manner ...1808 Sc.
• JARGON to talk unintelligibly ...1570
• JAUNDER to talk in an idle manner ...1808 Sc.
• JAUNER to talk in an idle manner ...1808 Sc.
• JAVER † to jabber, to talk gibberish ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• JAW to speak, to talk ...1748 sl.
• JAWNER to talk in an idle manner ...1808 Sc.
• JEFF to talk, to chatter, esp. to seduce, to fool or deceive with a 'line' ...1960s US Black sl.
• JIBBER-JABBER to talk in a foolish, nonsensical manner ...B1900 Sc.
• LADLE to talk slowly and solemnly ...19C sl.
• LAG to talk repetitively and tediously ...1950s sl.
• LAIG to talk loudly and foolishly; to gossip, to talk idly ...1871 Sc.
• LALLYGAG to loiter, to lounge, fool around; to chatter, to talk idly; to gad about ...1870 Amer. dial.
• LAMPPOST * to talk ...1959 Amer. dial.
• LANCE † to throw out a tale, words, etc.; to utter ...a1300
• LANGUET †* to chatter, to talk idly ...c1430
• LARUM to talk incessantly ...1877 Eng. dial.
• LIP to talk, usually volubly, esp. in an abusive, rude, or argumentative fashion; to argue; to engage in backtalk ...1898 sl.
• LIP OFF to talk, usually volubly, esp. in an abusive or argumentative fashion; to argue; to engage in backtalk ...1943 Amer. dial.
• LOLLYGAG to loiter, to lounge, fool around; to chatter, to talk idly; to gad about ...1870 Amer. dial.
• MAG 1. to chatter, prattle, talk continuously; to gossip, chat ... to chatter, to talk, to scold ...1810 sl.
  2. to talk at, to nag ...20C Aust. sl.
• MANG to speak or talk, hence to boast ...1812 sl.
• MAPSE to make a smacking noise with the lips when eating or talking ...1891 Eng. dial.
• MAUNDER to talk idly and incoherently; to mumble; to grumble; to threaten in an undertone; to muse, to ponder ...1691 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MEG to talk loquaciously ...1810 sl.
• MOTORMOUTH to talk incessantly; to chatter ...1985 US sl.
• MOUTH-MAUL to talk loudly and abusively; to drawl; to speak indistinctly ...1876 Eng. dial.
• NAFF to talk in a pert, senseless way; to argue snappishly, esp. of children and persons of diminutive appearance ...Bk1903 Sc.
• NAFFER to talk through the nose; to talk indistinctly ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.
• NAIL OFF to say rapidly ...1836 Sc.
• NELL to talk loudly or loquaciously ...Bk1905 Sc.
• NELL AND TALK to talk loudly or loquaciously ...Bk1905 Sc.
• OPEN ONE'S FACE to talk, to speak, esp. to speak rudely ...L19 US sl.
• PACK IT IN to stop talking; to stop fooling or some foolish practice ...c1925 Services' sl.
• PACK IT UP to stop talking; to stop fooling or some foolish practice ...c1925 Services' sl.
• PACK UP ONE'S PIPES to cease from an action; to stop talking ...M16 sl.
• PADDY O'ROURKE to talk ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• PAITER to mutter; to talk incessantly; to be talkative ...1896 Sc.
• PALARIE to talk, to speak ...M19 tramp & circus usage
• PALAVER to talk, to converse ...M18
• PALLABER to talk, to converse ...M18
• PARWHOBBLE to talk continuously, so as to engross the conversation; to talk quickly, to chatter ...1876 Eng. dial.
• PIFFLE to talk or act in a feeble or trifling way ...M19 colloq.
• POKE UP ONE'S PIPES to cease from an action; to stop talking ...M16 sl.
• POP OFF to talk in an aggressive, threatening manner ...1930s sl.
• POP OFF AT THE MOUTH to talk in an aggressive, threatening manner ...1930s sl.
• POP SHIT to boast, to talk nonsense ...1960s sl.
• POUND SOMEONE'S EAR to talk at tedious length to ...1972 Amer. sl.
• PRITTLE-PRATTLE † to chatter, to prate, to talk idly ...1552 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PUNCH THE BAG to complain; to talk at length, to gossip, to chat ...1901 Amer. sl.
• PUT ON AN ACT to show off, to talk for display, to behave insincerely ...1930s sl.
• PUT UP ONE'S PIPES to cease from an action; to stop talking ...M16 sl.
• QUACK to talk pretentiously and ignorantly, like a quack; to talk for the sake of talking; to gossip; to be noisy ...1756
• QUIDDLE to discourse in a trifling way ...1567 now chiefly Eng. & Amer. dial.
• QUITHER to talk or chatter low; to whisper ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUOTHER to talk in a low and confidential tone ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAB to talk nonsense; to babble away ...1898 Sc.
• RABBIT to talk ...1941 UK rhyming sl. for talk
• RABBIT AND PORK to talk ...1941 UK rhyming sl. for talk
• RABBIT ON to talk at length ...1941 UK sl.
• RABBIT'S PAW to talk ...1961 UK rhyming slang for 'jaw'
• RABBLE to utter a torrent of words; to talk or ready hastily and indistinctly, to gabble, to speak nonsensically, to rave ...a1400 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAIL OVER to talk over, to backbite ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANDER to ramble in discourse; to talk idly ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RANNEL to talk in a rambling, gossiping way ...1896 Eng. dial.
• RANT to frolic, to romp; to be jovial, boisterous, uproariously gay or merry; to lead a gay or dissolute life; also, to sing or talk loudly ...1598
• RAP to talk, to converse ...L19 sl.
• RATTLE to talk volubly; to chatter, to prate ...1870 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RATTLE ON to talk aimlessly; to gossip ...20C US sl.
• REAM 1. to shout, to cry aloud, to bawl; to weep, to bewail, to moan; to talk wildly, to vociferate ...1691 Sc. & Eng. dial.
2. to talk nonsense; to rave ...1870 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• REEVE to talk with great vivacity and incoherence ...Bk1904 Sc. obs.
• RIDDENER to talk incessantly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RIDE ON THE RIDGE to talk about continually; to put implicit trust in ...1885 Sc.
• RIDE ON THE RIGGIN to talk about continually; to put implicit trust in ...1885 Sc.
• RING to talk; to scold ...Bk1903 sl.
• RUN OFF AT THE HEAD to talk too much or too loud ...1966 Amer. dial.
• RUN OFF AT THE MOUTH to talk loquaciously ...1909 US sl.
• RUN ONE'S MOUTH to talk loquaciously ...1940 US sl., chiefly Black usage
• SACK MOUTH to talk nonsense; to talk for the sake of it ...1980s US Black sl.
• SAW AWAY to talk incessantly, to chatter on ...E19 sl.
• SAW OFF to stop talking ...1900s US sl.
• SAY A MOUTHFUL to talk at length, esp. critically ...1920s US sl.
• SAY NOTHING to talk trivially ...1950s US Black sl.
• SCANCE to make a great show in conversation; to talk in a pompous or affected manner, to exaggerate, to embellish a story to the limits of credibility for the sake of effect ...1815 Sc.
• SCLORE to chat or talk in a long gossipy manner; to prate, to babble ...c1870 Sc.
• SCREED to talk, read, or recite rapidly and fluently; to reel off; to repeat a lying fabrication ...1843 Sc.
• SCREEVE to talk, read, or write fast and continuously; to reel off a story ...1874 Sc.
• SCRIEVE to talk, read, or write fast and continuously; to reel off a story ...1874 Sc.
• SELL A WOLF to brag or boast or show off; to talk loudly; to tell a lie ...1970s US Black sl.
• SELL A WOLF TICKET to brag or boast or show off; to talk loudly; to tell a lie ...1970s US Black sl.
• SELL A WOOF to brag or boast or show off; to talk loudly; to tell a lie ...1970s US Black sl.
• SELL A WOOF TICKET to brag or boast or show off; to talk loudly; to tell a lie ...1970s US Black sl.
• SERMOCINATE * to talk; to hold a discourse; to make speeches ...1623
• SHELL CORN to talk angrily to one; to speak bluntly or harshly ...1952 Amer. dial.
• SHELL THE CORN DOWN to talk angrily to one; to speak bluntly or harshly ...1952 Amer. dial.
• SHOOT OFF ONE'S HEAD to talk too much or too loud ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SHOOT OFF ONE'S MOUTH to talk loquaciously ...1864 sl., orig. US
• SHOOT ONE'S MOUTH OFF to talk loquaciously; to speak revealingly ...1864 sl., orig. US
• SHORT TALK to talk crossly, rudely, curtly or in a quarrelsome manner to someone ...1931 Amer. dial.
• SHUT YOUR FACE to stop talking ...1960s Amer. sl.
• SLABBER to talk nonsense ...1990s Irish sl.
• SPEEDRAP to talk fast, usually under the influence of amphetamine ...1970s sl.
• SPOUT to talk or speak at some length or in an oratorical manner ...1780 colloq.
• SPREAD THE SALVE to talk in a conciliatory, soothing manner ...M19 US sl.
• STOP ONE'S THROPPLE to cease talking, singing, or making a noise ...1901 Ireland
• TAIVER to wander in mind or speech; to talk foolishly or incoherently; to rave; to become confused through weariness or exhaustion ...1808 Sc.
• TAKE A TACIT to stop talking ...1947 US sl.
• TAKE OFF to start talking ...1940s US Black sl.
• TALE † to discourse, to talk, to chatter; to gossip; to tell tales ...c1205 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TALK A BLUE STREAK to talk continuously ...1895 US
• TALK A DOG'S HIND LEG OFF to be very talkative ...1868 Eng. dial.
• TALK A HORSE'S HIND LEG OFF to be very talkative ...1868 Eng. dial.
• TALK BAWDY to talk lewdly or obscenely ...1656
• TALK SOMEONE'S EAR OFF to talk loquaciously ...1935 US sl.
• TALK THE HIND LEG OFF A DONKEY to talk loquaciously ...1808 sl.
• TALK THE HIND LEG OFF A HORSE to talk loquaciously ...1808 sl.
• TALK THIN to talk in a low voice ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TALK THROUGH (ONE'S) FLY-BUTTONS to talk nonsense, or smut ...Bk2002 sl.
• TALK THROUGH ONE'S NECK to talk foolishly ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• TALK THROUGH THE BACK OF ONE'S NECK to talk nonsense ...1923 sl.
• TALK TO ONE'S MOMMETS † to converse in a low voice with oneself ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAVER to wander in mind or speech; to talk foolishly or incoherently; to rave; to become confused through weariness or exhaustion ...1808 Sc.
• TELL to talk, to converse ...1955 Amer. dial.
• TELL DILDRAMS AND BUCKINGHAM JENKINS to talk strangely and wildly ...1746 Eng. dial.
• TINKLE to talk idly, to prate, to utter empty sounds or senseless words ...1641
• TIP THE MAG to talk, to orate ...L18 sl.
• TITTLE-TATTLE to chatter, to prate; to talk idly; to gossip ...1583
• VAPOUR to talk fantastically, grandiloquently, or boastingly; to brag or bluster ...1628
• VAY-YAY to spend time talking ...2006 Amer. dial.
• VERBAL 1. to talk ...1960s sl.
2. to talk aggressively, to abuse ...1960s sl.
• VERBIGERATE † to speak, to talk, to chat ...1656
• VOLAGE † to talk ostentatiously ...B1900 Sc.
• VOLISH † to talk ostentatiously ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WAFFLE to talk ramblingly ...1900 sl.
• WAG ONE'S CHIN to talk, to gossip, to complain ...E18 sl.
• WAG ONE'S CHOPS to talk, to gossip, to complain ...E18 sl.
• WAG ONE'S JAW to talk, to gossip, to complain ...E18 sl.
• WAG ONE'S TONGUE to talk, to gossip, to complain ...E18 sl.
• WAG ONE'S YAP to talk too much, or too loud ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WARBLE to talk in a pleasant manner ...17C sl.
• WHITTER to talk ramblingly ...1808 sl., orig. Sc.
• WHITTER-WHATTER † to talk in a low tone ...B1900 Sc. obs. or obsolescent
• WINDJAM to boast, to brag, to talk big ...1915 Amer. dial.
• WITTER to talk ramblingly ...1808 sl., orig. Sc.
• WOFFLE to talk ramblingly ...1900 sl.
• WOOF to talk idly; to chatter meaninglessly ...1934 US Black sl.
• WRAP UP to cease talking; to stop making a row or a noisy fuss ...c1930 Services' sl.
• WROB † vb. to speak of a matter; to give information ...c1425
• YAB to talk incessantly; to harp on a subject ...Bk1905 Sc.
• YABB to harp on a subject; to talk incessantly ...a1838 Sc.
• YABBER to talk in a voluble or excited way; to chatter, to gossip ...1808 Sc.
• YABBLE to gabble, to chatter, to talk excessively ...1808 Sc.
• YACK † 1. to talk thickly ...1824 Sc.
2. to talk excessively, to chatter ...1950 sl.
• YACKER to talk, to chatter, to gossip ...1950s Aust. sl.
• YACKET to talk loquaciously ...1958 sl.
• YACKETY-YACK to chatter or talk aimlessly ...1940s sl.
• YACKETY-YACKET to talk loquaciously ...1953 sl.
• YACKETY-YACKETY to talk loquaciously ...1953 sl.
• YACKETY-YAK to chatter or talk aimlessly ...1953 sl.
• YADDER to talk incessantly; to chatter ...1897 Eng. dial.
• YADDLE † to talk incessantly ...1822 Sc.
• YAFF to talk excessively, to chatter; to talk nonsense; to prate; to nag ...1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAFFLE to talk indistinctly; to mumble, as a toothless person ...1847 Eng. dial.
• YAG to make a noise; to talk angrily; to importune incessantly; to irritate, to nag; to quarrel ...1892 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YAGGER to talk excessively, noisily, or angrily ...1917 Amer. dial.
• YAK to talk or chatter either idly or stupidly or both ...1949 US sl.
• YAKETY-YACK to chatter or talk aimlessly ...1940s sl.
• YAKETY-YAK to chatter or talk aimlessly ...1940s sl.
• YAKKER to talk loquaciously; to chatter; to gossip ...1961 sl.
• YAKKETY-YACK to chatter or talk aimlessly ...1940s sl.
• YAKKETY-YAK to chatter or talk aimlessly ...1940s sl.
• YAM to talk too much ...1951 US sl.
• YAMMER † 1. to talk loudly or persistently; to scold ...1513 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
2. to talk or hum indistinctly; to stammer ...1881 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YAMOUR to make a great outcry, or  a loud, disagreeable noise; to talk loudly or persistently; to shout; to scold ...1835 Sc.
• YAP to talk snappishly, noisily, or foolishly; to chatter; to scold ...1886 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• YAP IT UP to talk, to make a noise, esp. to shout at, like a dog ...E19 sl.
• YAPPER to chatter, to talk; to answer saucily; to mouth ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YARD to chat, to make small talk ...1960s sl.
• YARG to talk incessantly; to argue doggedly and tiresomely; to carp, to wrangle, to criticize ...a1838 Sc.
• YARN to converse, to chat, to talk ...1847 sl.
• YATATA to talk monotonously or tediously ...1940s US sl.
• YATTER to chatter, to ramble on in a confused or foolish manner; to prattle, to talk interminably ...1825 Sc.
• YAUP to shout, to bawl, to cry aloud; to talk in a loud, boisterous manner; to whine ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YAW to talk in a disagreeable manner; to talk disconnectedly and jerkily ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YAWK to call out loudly; to hoot; to shout; to talk quickly and indistinctly ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YAWP to shout, to bawl, to cry aloud; to talk in a loud, boisterous manner; to whine ...1824 Sc.
• YAW-YAW to talk affectedly ...1854
• YED † to sing, to recite, to talk, to discourse ...c888
• YEDDLE to fret, to grumble; to talk in an irritating manner ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YERP to talk, to make a noise, esp. to shout at, like a dog ...E19 sl.
• YIMMER to make a great outcry, or  a loud, disagreeable noise; to talk loudly or persistently; to shout; to scold ...1835 N. Ireland
• YOMER to make a great outcry, or  a loud, disagreeable noise; to talk loudly or persistently; to shout; to scold ...1835 Sc.
• YOPE to talk in a loud, boisterous manner; to whine ...1824 Eng. dial.
• YOPPER to chatter, to talk; to answer saucily; to mouth ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YOWP to shout, to bawl, to cry aloud; to talk in a loud, boisterous manner; to whine ...1824 Eng. dial.
 
TALK, TALKATIVE, TALKING - phrases
• ALL GONG AND NO DINNER all talk but no action ...1970s sl.
• ALL IN A CHARM all singing or talking at once ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL JAW, LIKE A SHEEP'S HEAD nothing but talk ...1876 sl.
• ALL MOUTH AND NO TROUSERS all talk and no substance ...1977 UK sl.
• ALL PRICK AND BREECHES all talk and no action; used of a braggart, a fake ...1920s sl.
• ALL PRICKS AND NO PENCE all talk and no action; used of a braggart, a fake ...1920s sl.
• APPLETON TALKING used of one who is drunk and talking nonsensically or aggressively ...20C W. Indies sl.
• DON'T LET YOUR ALLIGATOR MOUTH OVERLOAD YOUR CANARY ASS said to someone who talks big but appears to lack courage ...1961 Amer. sl.
• DON'T LET YOUR BULLDOG MOUTH OVERRUN YOUR PUPPY DOG ASS said to someone who talks big but appears to lack courage ...1962 Amer. sl.
• DON'T LET YOUR MOUTH OVERLOAD YOUR ASS said to someone who talks big but appears to lack courage ...1962 Amer. sl.
• DON'T LET YOUR MOUTH WRITE A CHECK YOUR ASS CAN'T CASH said to someone who talks big but appears to lack courage ...1974 Amer. sl.
• FERNANDEZ TALKING used of one who is drunk and talking nonsensically or aggressively ...20C W. Indies sl.
• HUNDRED WORDS WON'T FILL A BUSHEL, A you talk to no purpose ...1881 Eng. dial.
• TONGUE ENOUGH FOR TWO SETS OF TEETH said of a talkative person ...1883
• YOU HAVE MADE A FAIR SPEECH used in derision of one that spends many words to little purpose ...L17
 
TALK BACK - nouns, person
• JAWER a person who talks back, or gives rude answers ...1966 Amer. dial.
 
TALK BACK - verbs
• JAW BACK to retort indignantly, to talk back; to argue ...1885 Amer. dial.
 
TALK DOWN - verbs
• FLUMMOX BY THE LIP to talk down ...L19 sl.
 
TALKED - adjectives
• BEGABBED talked over; reported from one to another ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• YCARPED † talked ...1377