One of the mysteries of the English language finally explained.
Synonyms of jaw in English:
jaw
See definition of jaw
noun
1‘he sustained a broken jaw’
jawbone, lower jaw, mandible
maxilla, upper jaw
2jaws‘the whale seized a struggling seal pup in its jaws’
mouth, maw, muzzle, lips
informal chops
3‘we ought to have a jaw’
chat, talk, conversation, gossip, chatter, chitter-chatter, heart-to-heart, tête-à-tête, powwow, blether, blather
conference, discussion, dialogue, exchange
Indian adda
gas, confab, gabber
British natter, chinwag, rabbit
Northern English Scottish crack
North American rap, bull session, gabfest
Australian convo
formal confabulation
rare colloquy
verb
1‘Tommaso was the type to jaw about whatever new scheme had taken his fancy’
chat, talk, gossip, chatter, chitter-chatter, speak, converse, have a conversation, engage in conversation, tittle-tattle, prattle, jabber, jibber-jabber, babble, prate, go on, run on
communicate
British talk nineteen to the dozen
Irish Scottish slabber
gas, have a confab, chew the rag, chew the fat, yap, yak, yackety-yak, yabber, gabber, yatter, yammer, powwow
British natter, witter, rabbit, chunter, waffle, have a chinwag, chinwag
North American shoot the breeze, shoot the bull, visit
NZ Australian mag
formal confabulate
archaic twaddle, twattle, clack, claver