chitchat

chitchat
noun
light informal conversation for social occasions
• Syn:
• Derivationally related forms: ↑tittle-tattle (for: ↑tittle-tattle), ↑gossipy (for: ↑gossip), ↑gossip (for: ↑gossip), ↑gabby (for: ↑gab), ↑chitchat (for: ↑chit chat), ↑chitchat (for: ↑chit-chat)
• Hypernyms: ↑chat, ↑confab, ↑confabulation, ↑schmooze, ↑schmoose
verb
talk socially without exchanging too much information
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the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze

• Syn:
• Derivationally related forms:
↑visitor (for: ↑visit), ↑gossip (for: ↑gossip), ↑chatter (for: ↑chatter), ↑chatterer (for: ↑chatter), ↑confabulation (for: ↑confabulate), ↑chat (for: ↑chat), ↑chit chat, ↑chit-chat
• Hypernyms: ↑converse, ↑discourse
• Hyponyms: ↑shmooze, ↑shmoose, ↑schmooze, ↑schmoose, ↑jawbone
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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Sam and Sue chitchat

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Sam wants to chitchat with Sue


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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