rap session

American  

noun

1. a usually informal or unstructured group discussion, attended especially by people with shared interests, concerns, or problems.

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Etymology

Origin of rap session

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

So, while Telesco and the Chargers were accommodating enough to invite the media over for a rap session, the team’s actual plans remained under wraps.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2019

The title comes from the Auden poem about four lonely friends, a woman and three men, who convene at a New York bar and have an all-night rap session about life.

From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2017

This year, her many activities included freestyle rap session with Winterstein and archery.

From The Guardian • Jun. 25, 2016

"He's a very serious man, and it was an awesomely awkward rap session," he laughs.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2012

Board rap session about education last week, and Gingrich managed, somehow, to outshine and out-wonk a lineup that included Michele Bachmann and Herman Cain.

From Slate • Nov. 2, 2011