chit-chat

Speech parts

1. chit-chat - Noun

2. chit-chat - Verb

Meaning

light informal conversation for social occasions

talk socially without exchanging too much information

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

chit chat

Synonyms

claver gab natter chaffer visit jaw chat gossip chatter chitchat tittle-tattle shoot the breeze confab confabulate chew the fat
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Antonyms

patter nonsense gibberish statement brainstorming twaddle
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Hypernyms

discourse converse chat confabulation confab schmooze

Hyponyms

jawbone schmooze schmoose shmooze shmoose

Examples

the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze Source: Internet

At most, there is polite chit-chat with Transportation Security Administration workers, airline employees and maybe the bartender at the terminal lounge. Source: Internet

“I was invited for a drink in a coffee shop for a chit-chat in Keningau but I am currently in Kota Kinabalu, so I may be meeting him next week. Source: Internet

In fight, the group may be characterized by aggressiveness and hostility; in flight, the group may chit-chat, tell stories, arrive late or any other activities that serve to avoid addressing the task at hand. Source: Internet

Isn’t it simply too much chit-chat the usual hemming and hawwing? Source: Internet

When I accomplish my own goal before I indulge in what Hank calls "passing notes in class" (email) or what I think of as chit-chat at the water cooler. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

chit fund chit with a gluey top chit with a gummy top Chita Chita Oblast chital