chat show

chat show
noun
a program during which well-known people discuss a topic or answer questions telephoned in by the audience
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in England they call a talk show a chat show

• Syn: ↑talk show
• Hypernyms: ↑broadcast, ↑program, ↑programme
• Hyponyms: ↑phone-in

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noun

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Brit.
a television talk show.
[1970-75]

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chat show noun (informal)
A radio or television programme in which invited personalities talk informally with their host (also talk show)
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Main Entry: ↑chat

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chat show UK US noun [countable] [singular chat show plural chat shows] british ★
a television or radio programme in which famous people talk about themselves and their work
Thesaurus: types of television or radio programmehyponym

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chat show,
British. a talk show.

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n. British term for talk show

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noun, pl ⋯ shows [count]
Brit : ↑talk show

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ˈchat show [chat show chat shows] (BrE) (also ˈtalk show NAmE, BrE) noun
a television or radio programme in which famous people are asked questions and talk in an informal way about their work and opinions on various topics

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a chat-show host

See also: ↑talk show

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • chat show — chat shows N COUNT A chat show is a television or radio show in which people talk in a friendly, informal way about different topics. [BRIT] Syn: talk show (in AM, use talk show) …   English dictionary

  • chat show — chat ,show noun count BRITISH a TALK SHOW …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • chat show — chat′ show n. brit. talk show • Etymology: 1970–75 …   From formal English to slang

  • chat show — n. Brit. TALK SHOW …   English World dictionary

  • chat show — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a television or radio programme in which celebrities are invited to talk informally …   English terms dictionary

  • chat show */ — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms chat show : singular chat show plural chat shows British a television or radio programme in which famous people talk about themselves and their work …   English dictionary

  • chat show — noun Chat show is used before these nouns: ↑host Chat show is used after these nouns: ↑television …   Collocations dictionary

  • chat show host — noun BrE the person who introduces people and asks questions on a chat show …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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