talk someone under the table

verb

To bore (someone) with excessive talk.

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Meanings

verbtalk someone under the table (third-person singular simple present talks someone under the table, present participle talking someone under the table, simple past and past participle talked someone under the table)

present singular third person talks someone under the table · participle present talking someone under the table · participle past talked someone under the table · past talked someone under the table

  1. idiomaticTo bore (someone) with excessive talk.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
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Origin

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

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APA

talk someone under the table. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talk%20someone%20under%20the%20table

MLA

“talk someone under the table.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talk%20someone%20under%20the%20table. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “talk someone under the table,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talk%20someone%20under%20the%20table.

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