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Geschwätz: idle chatter — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

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Geschwätz

idle chatter

empty, trivial or unreliable talk not worth taking seriously

IPA/ɡəˈʃvɛt͡s/

Stress falls on schwätz.

Meaning 1neutral · 88%

empty, trivial or unreliable talk not worth taking seriously

Ich halte diese Behauptungen für bloßes Geschwätz.

Statt weiteren Geschwätzes brauchen wir überprüfbare Fakten.

Das meiste davon erwies sich später als Geschwätz.

Clearly derogatory; avoid in neutral reporting unless intentionally evaluating.

bloßes Geschwätz — mere nonsense

Geschwätz does not simply mean conversation; it dismisses the content as worthless.

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What is the register of Geschwätz?

Pejorative mass noun for trivial or unreliable talk.