Meaning of CHITCHAT
Pronunciation: | | 'chit`chat
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- [n] light informal conversation for social occasions
- [v] chew the fat; shoot the breeze
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| Synonyms: | | causerie, chaffer, chat, chatter, chin-wag, chin-wagging, claver, confab, confabulate, gab, gabfest, gossip, gossip, jaw, natter, small talk, tittle-tattle, visit |
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| See Also: | | chat, confab, confabulation, converse, discourse, jawbone, schmoose, schmoose, schmooze, schmooze, shmoose, shmooze | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Chit"chat\, n. [From {Chat}, by way of reduplication.]
Familiar or trifling talk; prattle.
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| Related Terms: | | babble, backchat, back-fence gossip, beauty-parlor chitchat, cackle, chat, chatter, chitter, chitter-chatter, clack, cocktail-party chitchat, gabble, gossip, gossiping, gossipmongering, gossipry, groundless rumor, idle chat, idle talk, newsmongering, piece of gossip, prattle, small talk, story, table talk, tale, talebearing, taletelling, talk, talkee-talkee, tattle, tea-table talk, tittle-tattle |
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