The “Oxford English Dictionary’s” earliest notation for “Chew the Fat” dates to an 1885 book by J. Brunlees Patterson titled “Life in the Ranks of the British Army in India.” ...

"I don't know," he said. "Back when I was a colt no bigger than one of these goats my mother used to say I'd have spells of what she called the don'ts, when I don't feel good and I don't know why ...

Data transmission, 1950s style – no pounding a keyboard or emailing a photo. Mostly it was just friends chatting with friends or, as my father liked to put it, “chewing the fat.” ...

They would cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit around talking and “chew the fat.” Bread was divided according to status.

So, there is a sense of exclusiveness to "Chew the Fat" that is off-putting. These are the golden youth of the '90s, anointed by powerful international gallerists who make or break careers, and ...