Phrase guide

talk of the town

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A topic or person discussed by many people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • Turning up drunk at the debutante ball will certainly make you the talk of the town.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

idle gossip or rumor

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • there has been talk about you lately

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: talk

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: gossip, comment, scuttlebutt

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: hamının danışdığı — a topic or person discussed by many people
  • Catalan: tothom en va ple — a topic or person discussed by many people
  • Finnish: yleinen puheenaihe — a topic or person discussed by many people
  • German: Stadtgespräch — a topic or person discussed by many people
  • Persian: زبانزد (zabānzad) — a topic or person discussed by many people
  • Russian: при́тча во язы́цех (prítča vo jazýcex) — a topic or person discussed by many people
  • Scottish Gaelic: am beul a' bhaile — a topic or person discussed by many people
  • Spanish: comidilla — a topic or person discussed by many people
  • Spanish: estar en boca de todos — a topic or person discussed by many people
  • Spanish: vox populi — a topic or person discussed by many people