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chat show

American  

noun

British.
  1. a television talk show.


chat show British  

noun

  1. US name: talk show.  a television or radio show in which guests, esp celebrities, are interviewed informally

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of chat show

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

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I think it’s just like any chat show, really, but just with this hook where we ask them for all of their genetic material, and for some reason, they give it to us.

From Los Angeles Times

US chat show host and actress Drew Barrymore last year mentioned on her own show that she was glad to have had a breast reduction as a teenager.

From BBC

They have been signed by one of Hollywood's biggest talent agencies, CAA, have been booked to appear on US TV chat shows, and will present an award together at this weekend's Golden Globes.

From BBC

The US chat show host recently apologised for making light of the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on his TV return, after initially being taken off air.

From BBC

In other words, pedestrian stuff that doesn’t light up social media or earn an invitation to hold forth on one of the Beltway chat shows.

From Los Angeles Times