foretalk noun2 •A foreword; preface.But before reading the poems, we look at the preface — it is rude to skip the preface, the little, private, confidential foretalk the author wishes to have with the reader […] — 1872 •Small talk used prior to more meaningful conversation.He goes on, "The most feminine error during the period of foretalk is to subject her partner to withering cross-examination." — 1970
