happy talk

== English == === Noun === happy talk (uncountable) (set phrase) Lighthearted, pleasant conversation; upbeat banter; optimistic remarks. ==== Usage notes ==== Now often used to refer to cheerful, inoffensive verbal exchanges between hosts or reporters during segues between segments of radio or television reports of news, weather, etc, as in: === See also === small talk spin (noun) === References === “happy talk”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.