chinwag
chin·wag/ˈt͡ʃɪnˌwæɡ/noun, verb
chinwag is spelled C-H-I-N-W-A-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables (chin·wag). It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chinwag means “An informal conversation, usually about everyday matters; a chat, a gossip” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chinwag is chinwags.
How many letters and syllables are in chinwag?
| Letters | 7: C-H-I-N-W-A-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: chin·wag |
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is chinwag?
Chinwag appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce chinwag?
- US /ˈt͡ʃɪnˌwæɡ/
Chinwag has 2 syllables, split chin·wag in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-chinwag.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of chinwag
- chinwags plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- chin wag
- chin-wag
- chinwagging participle, present
- chinwagged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chinwag mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
CommonwealthIrelandUKinformalAn informal conversation, usually about everyday matters; a chat, a gossip.
verb
- 1
CommonwealthIrelandUKinformalTo chat, to gossip.
I saw the pair of them chinwagging by the water-cooler.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does chinwag come from?
From chin + wag.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).