pillow talk

noun

1. private conversation, endearments, or confidences exchanged in bed or in intimate circumstances between spouses or lovers.

pillow talk

noun

1. intimate conversation in bed

Word History and Origins

Origin of pillow talk¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

Discussing credit scores with your partner isn’t anyone’s idea of pillow talk.

From Seattle Times

Its cloud-like feel would be the pillow talk of the jailhouse.

From Washington Post

Vocally, Styles shifts easily between a cooled-out croon and a hot-and-bothered yowl, a husky lower register for early-morning pillow talk and an airy falsetto to show he doesn’t care who knows how he feels.

From Los Angeles Times

That is until, on one of their very first dates, Noa discovers that Steve’s previous pillow talk — saying, in effect, that he just wants to gobble her up — is meant literally.

From Washington Post

Did Mary’s progressive politics make for pillow talk that influenced JFK’s peaceful resolution of the Cuban missile crisis, thereby enraging the CIA to push for a more aggressive confrontation?

From Washington Post

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