chitchat
noun[U]
(alsochit-chat)us/ˈtʃɪtˌtʃæt/informalconversationaboutunimportantmatters
Examplesofchitchat
chitchat
You don't sit down for a nicechitchat.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Wechitchatand catch up.
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There seems to be an inordinate amount ofchitchatand gossip about it.
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The proposals to create deep geological disposal facilities by specific deadlines are so poorly substantiated that they are in fact no more than idlechitchat.
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I believe that everything else is just idlechitchat.
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A combination of a wide remit and the sort of membership we have in mind will ensure that the committees are not just a forum for idlechitchat.
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The two have a conversation that progresses from chit-chat to a maddening and humiliating confrontation.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A potjie is a social activity, with guests generally engaging in firesidechitchatwhile the potjie cooks, typically three to six hours.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.People within that culture decide what they feel is mere communication, small talk or normalchitchat. 5.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He did notchitchatwhile the game was in motion.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However, the seriousness and effectiveness of the dialogue has been disputed by the opposition, who referred to it disparagingly as achitchatroom.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The sound of these imperious little-princess voices blended in idlechitchatis plangent, evocative.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Then somebody concludes thechitchat(usually me) and the writer does his or her schpiel.
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- on the spot
- on-the-spot
- on the spur of the moment
- on-the-spur-of-the-moment
- on the streets
- on-the-streets
- on-the-strength-of
- on the strength of something
- on the strength of sth
- on-the-strength-of-sth
- on the stump
- on-the-stump
- on the table
- on-the-table
- on the take
- on-the-take
- on-the-threshold-of
- on the threshold of something
- on the threshold of sth
- on-the-threshold-of-sth
- on-the-tip-of-tongue
- on the tip of your tongue
- on the town
- on-the-town
- on the trot