competent
Definition: (adjective) having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable
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chitchat
noun
- Incessant and usually inconsequential talk: babble, blab, blabber, chat, chatter, jabber, palaver, prate, prattle, small talk.
Slang: gab, gas, yak. See
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verb
- To talk volubly, persistently, and usually inconsequentially: babble, blabber, chatter, clack, jabber, palaver, prate, prattle, rattle (on), run on.
Informal: go on, spiel.
Slang: gab, gas, jaw, yak.
Idioms:
run off at the mouth, shoot the breeze (or bull). See
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