chitchat

noun

ˈchit-ˌchat How to pronounce chitchat (audio)
Definition of chitchatnext
as in chat
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this a bit of chitchat over lunch with people we hadn't seen in a while

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Recent Examples of chitchat Advertisement While a decline in idle chitchat among strangers in settings like grocery stores or restaurants may not seem as significant, research shows that, surprisingly, such small talk does a lot for our well-being. — Markham Heid, Time, 28 Apr. 2026 Google Translate, Apple Translate, or DeepL Translate will all do the job for free, though Google’s product is widely considered the gold standard for cross-language chitchat. — Christopher Null, Wired News, 10 May 2026 Houston’s Mission Control arranged the cosmic chitchat between the four lunar travelers and the space station’s three NASA and one French residents. — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026 If this is true, the anonymous e-mailer, who worked at Domino’s with Webb, had inflated a report of some harmless chitchat between Crosby and her tenants into an actionable violation of jurors’ instructions not to discuss the case. — James Lasdun, New Yorker, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for chitchat
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  1. chat
  2. chatter
  3. talk
Noun
  • The association has sent emails in recent months reminding residents not to violate the clause, including in group chats.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
  • Executive coffee chats create low-barrier access to decision-makers.
    — Desjah Altvater, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of chat
Noun
  • Emmys season is about ot begin, and with it, a slew of contenders destined for nominations and memorialization by way of snubs chatter.
    — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026
  • There is a lot of chatter out there on the interwebs about who will and won’t be in the house for Big Brother season 28.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
Definition of chatter
Noun
  • The talks come after the Qatari prime minister met with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Tuesday to discuss ongoing US-Iran talks and regional developments.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
  • Peace talks between the two countries are still inching along, with one of the key points up for discussion being how to regulate the flow of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
    — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 1 July 2026
Definition of talk

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