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chaffer

chaf·fer

UK/ˈtʃæfə/ US/ˈt͡ʃæfɚ/ uncommon informal obsolete slang

verb

1.

wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.)

  • “Let”
2.

talk socially without exchanging too much information

  • “the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze”

Origin

From chaff + -er.

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