Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(W.I./UK black) chatter, gossip, rhetoric, empty boasting.

1956		S. Selvon Lonely Londoners 41: He could meet the boys and coast a old talk to pass the time away.
1965		S. Selvon Housing Lark 123: Out of the blue, old-talk does start up.
2006		W. Chen Chutney Power and Stories 69: Look woman, the ol’-talk done, is time to move.