talk someone under the table

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talk someone under the table

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Synchronic aspects: parallel in form with drink someone under the table; compare also Dutch onder de tafel praten (“to outperform verbally, outdebate”).

verb talks someone under the table · talking someone under the table · talked someone under the table

  1. idiomatic To bore (someone) with excessive talk.

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"talk someone under the table." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/talk%20someone%20under%20the%20table. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"talk someone under the table." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/talk%20someone%20under%20the%20table.

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@misc{talk_someone_under_the_table_2026,
  title = {talk someone under the table},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/talk%20someone%20under%20the%20table},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}