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Princeton's WordNet

  1. chitchat, chit-chat, chit chat, small talk, gab, gabfest, gossip, tittle-tattle, chin wag, chin-wag, chin wagging, chin-wagging, causerienoun

    light informal conversation for social occasions

  2. chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visitverb

    talk socially without exchanging too much information

    "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"

Wiktionary

  1. chit-chatnoun

    Gossip; mindless banter.

  2. chit-chatverb

    To engage in small talk, to discuss unimportant matters.

Wikipedia

  1. chit-chat

    Small talk is an informal type of discourse that does not cover any functional topics of conversation or any transactions that need to be addressed. In essence, it is polite and standard conversation about unimportant things.The phenomenon of small talk was initially studied in 1923 by Bronisław Malinowski in his essay "The Problem of Meaning in Primitive Languages", who coined the term "phatic communication" to describe it. The ability to conduct small talk is a social skill.

ChatGPT

  1. chit-chat

    Chit-chat refers to casual or trivial conversation, often about unimportant or everyday topics. It is typically lighthearted, informal talk that may occur in a social setting or as a casual exchange between acquaintances or strangers.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of CHIT-CHAT in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of CHIT-CHAT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of CHIT-CHAT in a Sentence

  1. Madeleine Cale:

    I would describe it as a lack of intimacy. Being known, you have acquaintances, which [ means ]' Hi, how you doing ?' chit-chat, versus being really seen and heard.

  2. Jake Carrizal:

    They weren't there to chit-chat. They were on a mission. They were there to confront us, they were attacking. And I was fighting for my life.

  3. Joyce Carol Oates:

    If you explore beneath shyness or party chit-chat, you can sometimes turn a dull exchange into an intriguing one. I've found this to be particularly true in the case of professors or intellectuals, who are full of fascinating information, but need encouragement before they'll divulge it.


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