nonversation

noun

nonversation

noun

Etymology Blend of non- + conversation.

1

A meaningless conversation.

  • There is always a bit of jovial nonversation at the newsstand.1997, Andrew Field, Nabokov, His Life In Part, page 22:
  • Oh, God, thought Hadley. This "nonversation" can't go on much longer.2004, Brian Dobbins, chapter 2, in Jasmine's Husband, Sam, page 14:
1 more example
  • As Bruce was somewhat taken aback by this turn in the nonversation, as a witty friend used to term the appropriately uneven match of social skills, he simply asked why.2008, Maxim Jakubowski, Paris Noir: Capital Crime Fiction, page 266:

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