foretalk
nounEtymology From fore- + talk.
1
A foreword; preface.
- But before reading the poems, we look at the preface — it is rude to skip the preface, the little, private, confidential foretalk the author wishes to have with the reader […]1872, Mary T. Tardy, The living female writers of the South:
2
Small talk used prior to more meaningful conversation.
- He goes on, "The most feminine error during the period of foretalk is to subject her partner to withering cross-examination."1970, Medical aspects of human sexuality:
- In determining whether the male is ready for conversation, the woman should not hesitate to employ the delicate techniques of foretalk.1976, Bryan Holme, The Journal of the century, Viking Press:
- Synonyms
- foretale, pleasantries