What does jaw-jaw mean?
Jaw-jaw means (slang) To talk at length; to chatter or jabber..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(slang) To talk at length; to chatter or jabber..
The EEC and America jaw-jawed their way to the brink of an all-out war over limiting European steel exports to the United States.
...in certain contexts extensive and prolonged jaw-jawing — in the form of treaty-making — can serve to inhibit the resort to war.
We might have five of us jaw-jawing. You don't have that any more. I hate to lose that; it was a great joy in my life.
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Jaw-jaw means (slang) To talk at length; to chatter or jabber..
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The EEC and America jaw-jawed their way to the brink of an all-out war over limiting European steel exports to the United States.
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