chitchat

noun

chit·​chat ˈchit-ˌchat How to pronounce chitchat (audio)
chitchat intransitive verb

Examples of chitchat in a Sentence

We exchanged some chitchat about the weather. a bit of chitchat over lunch with people we hadn't seen in a while
Recent Examples on the Web Play is ruled by a clock, with each player getting a total of 25 minutes a game, so there’s not a lot of idle chitchat. Joe Heim, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2024 Fey and Waters joined Franzese and Seyfried to make idle chitchat as the casting folks set up the cameras inside the audition room. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2024 The bar staff knows regulars by name and is primed for chitchat in a part of London best known for its role in maritime history and as the birthplace of notable Tudors, including Henry VIII. Charlotte Lytton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2024 Pomeranz would needle his partner by carrying idle, off-camera chitchat right up to the last possible second before going live. Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2024 The rhythmic clicks and clacks of the looms are music enough, and chitchat interferes with the intense concentration the weaving requires. Sebastian Cabrices, Vogue, 14 Nov. 2023 But Hunter Biden’s former business partner testified that the future president engaged only in idle chitchat, not business, during those calls. Peter Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2023 In the abrupt switch to hybrid work, some of the opportunities for low-stakes chitchat have evaporated. Reece Rogers, WIRED, 17 Aug. 2023 The office was never designed for chitchat and hanging out. Kara Panzer, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

reduplication of chat

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chitchat was in 1605

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Cite this Entry

“Chitchat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chitchat. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

chitchat

noun
chit·​chat ˈchit-ˌchat How to pronounce chitchat (audio)

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