It’s a little nod to Wayne’s World, but instead of ‘party time, excellent’ (if you are aware of the cult nineties classic) I will be diving into one WORD each day. It could be something I learned, something bizarre that happened, a favourite word that I have rediscovered or just a thought that won’t leave me alone.

If you’re joining in on today’s word, feel free to use this tag to connect your post to the series: #WaynesWord

Today’s word is CHINWAG.

This is a great wee word that is used when having a chat about something or someone, it could be similar to having a gossip but nothing bad is being said. It’s known as a chinwag!

To have a chinwag is to enjoy a good natter or a long-overdue catch-up over a cup of tea or it could be when you meet a colleague at the photocopier in work. It is light-hearted, informal and wonderfully social. If you can picture two old friends bumping into each other at the shops – “We ended up having a right chinwag!”

The word blends chin (the part that wobbles when you talk) and wag (like a tail or in this case, the mouth going nonstop). It has a charmingly British flavour but you can hear it also in Aussie and Irish circles too.

Have you ever used this word to describe having a chat about something?