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chatted

[chat] Origin

chat

[chat]
verb (used without object), chat·ted, chat·ting.
1.
to converse in a familiar or informal manner.
2.
Digital Technology.
a.
to participate with others, through the Internet, in a real-time conversation in a chat room by typing one's contributions to the topics under discussion on one's computer and reading others' typed contributions on one's screen.
b.
to engage in such conversation with one other person, often to obtain live tech support or customer service from a vendor's site.
noun
3.
informal conversation: We had a pleasant chat.
4.
Digital Technology. text-based communication in real time between two users over a network or the Internet. See also instant messaging, chat room.
5.
any of several small Old World thrushes, especially of the genus Saxicola, having a chattering cry.

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Chatted is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
7.
chat up, Chiefly British.
a.
to talk flirtatiously with.
b.
to talk to in a friendly, open way.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English; short for chatter

chat·ta·ble, adjective


1, 3. talk, chitchat, gossip, visit.

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chat
c.1440, short for chatter (q.v.). Chatty is first attested 1762.
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