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chitchat

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chit⋅chat

  [chit-chat] noun, verb, -chat⋅ted, -chat⋅ting.
Use chitchat in a Sentence
–noun
1. light conversation; casual talk; gossip.
–verb (used without object)
2. to indulge in chitchat; gossip.
Origin:
1700–10; gradational compound based on chat

Related forms:
chitchatty, adjective
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chit·chat   (chĭt'chāt')   
n.  

  1. Casual conversation; small talk.

  2. Gossip.

intr.v.   chit·chat·ted, chit·chat·ting, chit·chats
To engage in small talk or gossip.

[Reduplication of chat.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
chitchat [ˈtʃɪt tʃæt]

  1. n.
    talk; idle talk. : That's enough chitchat. Please get to work.
  2. n.
    a short, friendly conversation. : I'd like to have a little chitchat with you when you have time.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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