chitchat
noun
light conversation; casual talk; gossip.
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
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“Honey, isn’t it time for you to inspect the children’s rooms? Why don’t you go on up and Earline and I will chitchat about women’s things.”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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