Related Clues:

• Informal talk
• Pessimist's word
• Challenge for a nonnative speaker
• 'Up the creek,' e.g.
• Loose talk
• 'Talk turkey,' e.g.
• Talk on the street
• Tilted position
• Negative contraction
• Threads, for clothing
• Dialect of a region
• Language quirk
• Specialized vocabulary
• More than a few words
• Insincere talk