chat up
phrasal verb
chatted up; chatting up; chats up
informal
: to talk informally with (someone, such as someone one is attracted to)
He tried to chat up a girl at the dance.
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During cocktails in Kenneth C. Griffin Hall, the actress Claire Danes chatted up a gaggle of men with a drink in hand.
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Sandra E. Garcia, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Reigning best actor Oscar winner Adrien Brody and his partner Georgina Chapman also attended, chatting up Jost.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 20 May 2025
Talk to neighbors Several of the flood horror stories cited in a Herald investigation about secret flood histories might have been averted by chatting up neighbors.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
Serendipitously, Owsley would appear one day at the door, to chat up a female tenant who was renting a room from Scully.
—John Semley, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
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Sandra E. Garcia, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Reigning best actor Oscar winner Adrien Brody and his partner Georgina Chapman also attended, chatting up Jost.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 20 May 2025
Talk to neighbors Several of the flood horror stories cited in a Herald investigation about secret flood histories might have been averted by chatting up neighbors.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
Serendipitously, Owsley would appear one day at the door, to chat up a female tenant who was renting a room from Scully.
—John Semley, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chat up
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“Chat up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chat%20up. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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