DUNNAGE

a Scientology slang term for extra and relatively meaningless talk aimed solely at staying in communication with the preclear. Literally dunnage is loose material laid beneath or wedged among objects carried by ship or rail to prevent injury from chaffing or moisture or to provide ventilation. —HSSC Glossary (approved 3-9- 90)

Slang.1. the stuff you put around the cargo to keep it straight in a ship. (PXL, p. 244)2. extra and relatively meaningless talk. (PAB 38)3. irrelevant remarks aimed solely to stay in communication with the preclear. (COHA, p. 88)