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chitchat

[chit-chat]
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noun
  1. light conversation; casual talk; gossip.
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verb (used without object), chit·chat·ted, chit·chat·ting.
  1. to indulge in chitchat; gossip.
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Origin of chitchat

First recorded in 1700–10; gradational compound based on chat
Related formschit·chat·ty, adjective
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Related Words for chitchatting

babble, ramble, blather, cackle, blathering, chitchatting, gibbering, blithering, blabbering, jabbering, palaver, spit, jabber, converse, chitchat, discourse, chat, bark, chatter
British Dictionary definitions for chitchatting

chitchat

noun
  1. talk of a gossipy nature
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verb -chats, -chatting or -chatted
  1. (intr) to gossip
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Word Origin and History for chitchatting

chitchat

n.

also chit-chat, 1710, diminishing reduplicated form of chat. The verb is attested from 1821. Related: Chitchatting.

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