chitchat
28
2.0
- noun
- /ˈʧɪtˌʧæt/
- Informal
:
cháchara
- After finishing their lunch, the coworkers enjoyed some light chitchat before heading back to their tasks.
- idle chitchat
- polite chitchat
- casual chitchat
Today is a sit down chitchat update video.
- Today is a sit down chitchat update video.
- This is probably going to be part blog, part maybe sit down chitchat.
- And it's also like the reason texting is so preferable to telephone calls is because you do have to do the small talk chitchat when you call.
- When we bring all of this manifesting chitchat into the world of narcissism, I also think you can take a very problematic turn.
- Yukkek was more of a fun app and by its own admission, it was a place where people could enjoy themselves and could sort of yak, yik yak, you know, chitchat.
- That is the completed look and that is the end of my chitchat talk with you guys.
- I want to draw less idle chitchat to my life.
Examples
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"After some chitchat, he asked if I'd thought about being an office manager.
Academic text (2003) -
The rest is all chitchat.
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Not much time for chitchat, kid.
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So save the chitchat for someone else, please.
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We caught up with a bit of chitchat, and then I asked if I could see what he was working on.
Fiction book (2000) -
There were always a few words of chitchat exchanged with a laugh.
Fiction book (1992) -
So it took a bit of convivial chitchat before he finally came to the reason for the call.
Fiction book (1992) -
The green room chitchat before we started recording was about helium, ladies and gentlemen, exciting stuff.
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The conference had begun with chitchat about Suez, Nasser, the Americans, and so on.
Fiction book (1993) -
During our chitchat, Huntz recounted his recent six-day vacation to Puerto Rico.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A talk between two or more people to share news and ideas
87
3.5
Continuous talk about small things, often lively and noisy
65
2.1
Polite short talk about simple topics like the weather
12
7.1
A short friendly talk between people
9
2.8
Short friendly talk about unimportant things
5
8.7
Silly talk about unimportant things
5
8.9
A short informal private talk between people
4
9.1
A short informal talk between people
4
8.7
A friendly informal talk to make people like you and build contacts
1
2.8
Light joking talk that makes people laugh and feel welcome
1
5.8
Casual talk about small, unimportant things, often gossip
1
2.3
A short informal talk to share or clear up something
1
8.9
Silly or unimportant talk that wastes time
1
8.4
A friendly relaxed chat between people, often over coffee
1
9.5
Light talk between people with little meaning
A short friendly chat that helps people relax
A friendly informal chat between people who know each other
Light informal chat between people to enjoy themselves
A friendly informal talk about unimportant things
An informal friendly chat to make a useful connection
A friendly, informal talk about personal news
Playful friendly talk that makes people laugh without hurting anyone
Light informal talk among people at social or literary gatherings
Light talk about unimportant, silly things people say
Light, silly talk about other people
Light friendly talk about small unimportant things, often gossip
Antonyms
How Casual
- Informal
65
2.1
- Informal
28
2.0
- Informal
312
1.0
- Informal
184
1.1
947
1.0
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word chitchat comes from repeating short talk words chit and chat, which both suggest quick, light speech. So, chitchat means friendly, unimportant conversation or 'small talk'.