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

a chat-show host

See also:talk show

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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