Talking about meeting somebody on the street and speaking only a few words with him: “We just ________.”
| PASSED THE TIME OF DAY | 372 |
| SAID HELLO | 152 |
| CHATTED | 88 |
| SPOKE | 55 |
| MET | 34 |
| HAD A FEW WORDS | 22 |
| PASSED A FEW WORDS | 22 |
| BARELY SPOKE | 20 |
| SAID HI | 17 |
| GREETED EACH OTHER | 15 |
| HAD A CHAT | 15 |
| NR | 15 |
| SAID HOWDY | 14 |
| EXCHANGED A FEW WORDS | 12 |
| EXCHANGED GREETINGS | 11 |
| PASSED THE TIME | 11 |
| SPOKE IN PASSING | 10 |
| CHATTED A MINUTE | 9 |
| HAD A LITTLE CHAT | 9 |
| SAID A FEW WORDS | 9 |
| SPOKE A FEW WORDS | 8 |
| BARELY MET | 7 |
| CHATTED A FEW MINUTES | 6 |
| HAD A SHORT CONVERSATION | 6 |
| CASUALLY MET | 5 |
| CASUALLY SPOKE | 5 |
| HAD A WORD | 5 |
| PASSED BY | 5 |
| SHOT THE BREEZE | 5 |
| SPOKE AND RAN | 5 |
| BID THE TIME OF DAY | 4 |
| CHATTED AWHILE | 4 |
| CHATTED BRIEFLY | 4 |
| GREETED | 4 |
| PASSED AND RE-PASSED | 4 |
| PASSED EACH OTHER | 4 |
| SPOKE BRIEFLY | 4 |
| TALKED A MINUTE | 4 |
| BUMPED INTO EACH OTHER | 3 |
| CHATTED A LITTLE | 3 |
| CHATTED FOR A MINUTE | 3 |
| EXCHANGED WORDS | 3 |
| HAD A WORD OR TWO | 3 |
| MET AND SPOKE | 3 |
| PASSED THE DAY | 3 |
| RAN INTO EACH OTHER | 3 |
| SAID HELLO AND GOODBYE | 3 |
| SPOKE A MINUTE | 3 |
| TALKED FOR A MINUTE | 3 |
| BID HIM THE DAY | 2 |
| CHATTED A BIT | 2 |
| CHATTED FOR A MOMENT | 2 |
| GOT ACQUAINTED | 2 |
| HOWDIED | 2 |
| MADE SMALL TALK | 2 |
| MET CASUALLY | 2 |
| MET IN PASSING | 2 |
| NODDED | 2 |
| PASSED | 2 |
| PASSED THE BUCK | 2 |
| PASSED THE WORD | 2 |
| SAID A COUPLE OF WORDS | 2 |
| SPOKE AND WENT ON | 2 |
| SPOKE CASUALLY | 2 |
| SPOKE FOR A MINUTE | 2 |
| SWAPPED A FEW WORDS | 2 |
| TALKED | 2 |
| TRADED HELLO’S | 2 |
| ARE CASUAL FRIENDS | 1 |
| B.S.’ED | 1 |
| BARELY CHATTED | 1 |
| BARELY SAID HOWDY | 1 |
| BARELY SPOKE AND WENT ON | 1 |
| BID EACH OTHER THE TIME OF DAY | 1 |
| BID EACH OTHER TIME OF DAY | 1 |
| BID THE TIME | 1 |
| BRIEFLY CHATTED | 1 |
| BULLSHITTED FOR A LITTLE WHILE | 1 |
| CASUALLY TALKED | 1 |
| CASUALLY TALKED A MOMENT | 1 |
| CHANCE MEETING | 1 |
| CHANCED TO MEET | 1 |
| CHAT | 1 |
| CHATTED A FEW MOMENTS | 1 |
| CHATTED A LITTLE BIT | 1 |
| CHATTED A MOMENT | 1 |
| CHATTED A SPELL | 1 |
| CHATTED FOR A FEW MINUTES | 1 |
| CHATTED FOR A WHILE | 1 |
| CHATTED TOGETHER BRIEFLY | 1 |
| CHATTER | 1 |
| CHEWED THE FAT | 1 |
| CHEWED THE RAG A MINUTE | 1 |
| CHEWED THE RAG FOR A MINUTE | 1 |
| CHINNED | 1 |
| CHIT-CHATTED | 1 |
| CHUMMED UP | 1 |
| COULDN’T FIND ANYTHING TO TALK ABOUT | 1 |
| EXCHANGED A COUPLE OF WORDS | 1 |
| EXCHANGED A GREETING | 1 |
| EXCHANGED COMPLIMENTS OF THE DAY | 1 |
| EXCHANGED NICETIES | 1 |
| EXCHANGED PLEASANTRIES | 1 |
| EXCHANGED THE TIME OF DAY | 1 |
| EXCHANGED THE WEATHER AND THE TIME OF THE DAY | 1 |
| GABBED A LITTLE | 1 |
| GABBED A LITTLE BIT | 1 |
| GABBED A MINUTE | 1 |
| GAVE HIM THE TIME OF DAY | 1 |
| GAVE THE TIME OF THE DAY | 1 |
| GREETED AND PARTED | 1 |
| GREETED AND THEN WENT ON | 1 |
| GREETED HIM | 1 |
| HAD A BRIEF CHAT | 1 |
| HAD A BRIEF CONVERSATION | 1 |
| HAD A CASUAL MEETING | 1 |
| HAD A FEW WORDS TOGETHER | 1 |
| HAD A FRIENDLY CHAT | 1 |
| HAD A LIGHT RAP | 1 |
| HAD A LITTLE CHIT-CHAT | 1 |
| HAD A LITTLE GET-TOGETHER | 1 |
| HAD A LITTLE STREET-GOSSIP | 1 |
| HAD A NODDING ACQUAINTANCE | 1 |
| HAD A PASSING CONVERSATION | 1 |
| HAD A PASSING GREETING | 1 |
| HAD A PASSING WORD | 1 |
| HAD A SHORT TALK | 1 |
| HAD A SMALL CHAT | 1 |
| HAD A WORD OR SO | 1 |
| HAD A WORD WITH HIM | 1 |
| HAD TIME TO BARELY GREET HIM | 1 |
| HAD TIME TO SAY HI | 1 |
| HAILED | 1 |
| HAPPENED TO MEET | 1 |
| HAVE A NODDING ACQUAINTANCE | 1 |
| HE COULDN’T GIVE ME THE TIME OF DAY | 1 |
| HIDIED A LITTLE BIT | 1 |
| HIT IT OFF | 1 |
| HOWDIED AND SHOOK | 1 |
| HOWDIED HIM | 1 |
| HOWDY-DOED | 1 |
| I ALWAYS FEED HIM WITH A LONG-HANDLED SPOON | 1 |
| I CAUGHT HIM | 1 |
| I CHECKED HIM | 1 |
| I HAD A WORD WITH HIM | 1 |
| I JUST MET HIM | 1 |
| I RAN INTO SO-AND-SO | 1 |
| JAWED AROUND A LITTLE | 1 |
| JIB-JABBED | 1 |
| JUST SPOKE IN PASSING | 1 |
| MET AND HAD A CHAT | 1 |
| MET AND PASSED | 1 |
| MET AND TALKED | 1 |
| MET BRIEFLY | 1 |
| MET BY CHANCE | 1 |
| MET FOR A FEW FRIENDLY WORDS | 1 |
| MET FOR A FEW MINUTES | 1 |
| MET FOR A MINUTE | 1 |
| MET UP | 1 |
| NODDED AND MUTTERED | 1 |
| NODDED HELLO | 1 |
| NODDED IN PASSING | 1 |
| NODDED TO EACH OTHER | 1 |
| PASS OFF THE TIME | 1 |
| PASS THE TIME OF DAY | 1 |
| PASSED A FEW REMARKS | 1 |
| PASSED ON A FEW WORDS | 1 |
| PASSED SOME TIME | 1 |
| PASSED THE SHORT TIME | 1 |
| PASSED THE TIME AWAY | 1 |
| PASSED THE WORD OF THE DAY | 1 |
| PASSED WORDS | 1 |
| PASSING AQUIANTANCE | 1 |
| PAUSED FOR A MOMENT | 1 |
| RAPPED | 1 |
| RAPPED A LITTLE | 1 |
| RECOGNIZED EACH OTHER | 1 |
| RE-PASSED | 1 |
| RUN INTO EACH OTHER | 1 |
| SAID A FEW WORDS AND WENT ON | 1 |
| SAID A PASSING WORD | 1 |
| SAID HAIL AND FAREWELL | 1 |
| SAID HELLO TO EACH OTHER | 1 |
| SAID HELLO…GOODBYE | 1 |
| SAID HEY | 1 |
| SAID HEY YA | 1 |
| SAID HI AND MADE IT | 1 |
| SAID HOWD-DO | 1 |
| SAID OUR HOW-DO-YOU-DO’S | 1 |
| SAID THE TIME OF DAY | 1 |
| SAID-HELLO…GOODBYE | 1 |
| SHOOT THE BREEZE | 1 |
| SHOT THE BULL AND RAN | 1 |
| SHOT THE BULL FOR A FEW MINUTES | 1 |
| SKIMMED EACH OTHER | 1 |
| SMALL-TALKED | 1 |
| SPOKE A LITTLE | 1 |
| SPOKE AND GO | 1 |
| SPOKE AND WENT ON ABOUT OUR BUSINESS | 1 |
| SPOKE AS WE WENT BY | 1 |
| SPOKE AWHILE | 1 |
| SPOKE FOR A MOMENT | 1 |
| STOPPED AND CHATTED | 1 |
| STOPPED AND CHATTED A MINUTE | 1 |
| STOPPED AND GABBED | 1 |
| STOPPED FOR A MINUTE | 1 |
| STOPPED TO CHAT | 1 |
| STOPPED TO SAY HELLO | 1 |
| TALKED A BIT | 1 |
| TALKED A FEW MINUTES | 1 |
| TALKED A LITTLE BIT | 1 |
| TALKED A MOMENT | 1 |
| TALKED AWHILE | 1 |
| TALKED BRIEFLY | 1 |
| TALKED CASUALLY | 1 |
| TIPPED OUR HATS | 1 |
| VISIT A MOMENT | 1 |
| WAVED | 1 |
| WERE PASSING BY | 1 |
| YAKKED | 1 |
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