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chitchat

[chit-chat]

noun

  1. light conversation; casual talk; gossip.



verb (used without object)

chitchatted, chitchatting 
  1. to indulge in chitchat; gossip.

chitchat

/ ˈʃɪˌʃæ /

noun

  1. talk of a gossipy nature

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (intr) to gossip

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • chitchatty adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of chitchat1

First recorded in 1700–10; gradational compound based on chat
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Elsewhere, Robinson has become the poster boy for male social anxiety: the pariah who is so flummoxed by the rules of polite chitchat that he crosses the line and bursts into tears.

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After amicable chitchat, he asked why he never saw me around.

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She characterized those years in her autobiography as: “Desultory intellectual chitchat, drugs, hip aristocrats, languid dilettantes and high naughtiness. I knew I was on my path!”

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It was a beloved hangout where wife Helen served coffee and locals served up chitchat.

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And as a bonus, it didn’t interrupt my massage with chitchat.

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