dirty talk; lewd conversation; smut
Refers to sexually explicit or indecent conversation, jokes, or stories. Often used in casual or disapproving contexts.
That boss who only talks dirty at drinking parties is a real problem.
I can't keep up with his lewd stories.
Standard kanji spelling. 猥 is a non-jōyō kanji, but this compound is widely recognized.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling sometimes used to avoid the difficult kanji 猥.
Compound of 猥 (wai, 'obscene') and 談 (dan, 'talk, conversation'). The kanji 猥 is not in the jōyō set, but the word is common enough to be recognized.