jawing

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of talking idly or at great length on a topic.

  - "They were jawing about sports for hours."
  - "My grandparents love to jaw about their old times."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with jawing
jawbone , pawing , drawing

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Variants

List of all variants of jawing that leads to same result
jaw , jawed , jawing , jaws

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to chew' or 'to gnaw', but the modern usage comes from the idea of talking endlessly, as if one was chewing over a topic.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'jawing' first appeared in print in the early 1900s.

2. Jawing is often used in a negative context to describe unproductive or time-wasting conversations.

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Related Concepts

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1. Gossip: Jawing is closely related to gossip, as both involve talking about others or unimportant matters at great length.

2. Idle chatter: Jawing is also known as idle chatter, as it refers to talking about unimportant matters without any productive outcome.

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Culture

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Jawing has been used extensively in literature and music to depict lengthy, unproductive conversations. It is often used to describe gossip or idle chatter.

How to Memorize "jawing"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a group of people talking endlessly about a topic, as if they were chewing on it.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'jawing' with the image of a jaw moving back and forth, symbolizing the act of talking.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the phrase 'Jawing Justifies Absolutely Worthless Ideas' to help remember the meaning of the word.

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