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chit-chat
noun[ U ]
informaluk /ˈtʃɪt.tʃæt/ us /ˈtʃɪt.tʃæt/
informal conversation about matters that are not important: 聊天，闲谈，闲聊
"What did you talk about?" "Oh, it was just chit-chat."
Synonym
small talk
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Informal talking & conversation
a problem shared is a problem halvedidiom
bantering
banteringly
bants
bloviate
bull session
buzz
catch
chew the fatidiom
conversation
conversational
gambit
palaver
pass
patter
persiflage
put the world to rightsidiom
speech
take/lead someone on/to one sideidiom
tête-à-tête
chit-chat
verb[ I ]
informaluk /ˈtʃɪt.tʃæt/ us /ˈtʃɪt.tʃæt/
to talk informally about matters that are not important:
We were just chit-chatting about this and that.
I hope they don't expect me to chit-chat with them about my weekend.
When I see them, we chit-chat a little.
I can't stand around all day chit-chatting.
The two women sipped their tea happily and chit-chatted.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Informal talking & conversation
a problem shared is a problem halvedidiom
bantering
banteringly
bants
bloviate
bull session
buzz
catch
chew the fatidiom
conversation
conversational
gambit
palaver
pass
patter
persiflage
put the world to rightsidiom
speech
take/lead someone on/to one sideidiom
tête-à-tête
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