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Definition of Chitchat
1. Noun. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
Generic synonyms: Chat, Confab, Confabulation, Schmoose, Schmooze
Derivative terms: Gabby, Gossip, Gossipy, Tittle-tattle
2. Verb. Talk socially without exchanging too much information. "Sam cannot chitchat Sue "; "The men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
Generic synonyms: Converse, Discourse
Specialized synonyms: Jawbone, Schmoose, Schmooze, Shmoose, Shmooze
Derivative terms: Chat, Chatter, Chatterer, Chit Chat, Chit-chat, Confabulation, Gossip, Visitor
Definition of Chitchat
1. n. Familiar or trifling talk; prattle.
Definition of Chitchat
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of chit-chat) ¹
2. Verb. (alternative spelling of chit-chat) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chitchat
1. to indulge in small talk [v -CHATTED, -CHATTING, -CHATS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chitchat
Literary usage of Chitchat
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Word a Day, Grades 1-3 by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, Susan Rose Simms, Sarita Chavez Silverman, Evan-Moor Corporation (2002)
"chitchat verb When you chitchat, you talk about unimportant things. ... My mom
likes to chitchat on the phone with her sister about how her day went. ..."
2. The National Sunday School Teacher by Chicago Sunday School Union (1877)
"SUNDAY SCHOOL chitchat. It is reported that Bishop Janes, that lover of children,
once said: " A minister's sermons ought to be so preached that the ..."
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