卓たく上じょう

noun

after-dinner speech

Abbreviation of 卓上演説 (たくじょうえんぜつ). A short, informal speech given at a dinner or banquet, often standing at one's seat. Not a common standalone word; usually encountered in the full form or in specific contexts.

See also: 卓上演説 (たくじょうえんぜつ)

• 「卓たく上じょう」は「卓たく上じょう演えん説ぜつ」の略りゃくとして使つかわれることがある。

  「卓上」 is sometimes used as an abbreviation for 「卓上演説」 (after-dinner speech).