chitchat
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chit·chat
(chĭt′chăt′)n.
1. Casual conversation; small talk.
2. Gossip.
intr.v. chit·chat·ted, chit·chat·ting, chit·chats
To engage in small talk or gossip.
[Reduplication of chat.]
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chitchat
(ˈtʃɪtˌtʃæt)n
talk of a gossipy nature
vb, -chats, -chatting or -chatted
(intr) to gossip
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chit•chat
(ˈtʃɪtˌtʃæt)n., v. -chat•ted, -chat•ting. n.
1. light conversation; casual talk; gossip.
v.i. 2. to converse lightly or casually.
[1700–10; gradational compound based on chat]
chit′chat`ty, adj.
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chitchat
Past participle: chitchatted
Gerund: chitchatting
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Noun | 1. | chitchat - light informal conversation for social occasions |
Verb | 1. | chitchat - talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" |
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chitchat
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chitchat
[ˈtʃɪttʃæt] N (= gossip) → chismes mpl, habladurías fpl; (= chatter) "what did you talk about?" - "oh, nothing in particular, just chitchat" → -¿de qué hablasteis? -de nada en particular, sólo estuvimos dándole al paliqueCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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