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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Lynch and his top lieutenants were seen chatting up Bassa at Oregon’s pro day last week.
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Matt Barrows, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Sometimes, chatting up the crew before takeoff can help calm those nerves, too.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025
Aw, Eric’s gotten the hang of his terrible bike and is even chatting up the nonnas!
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2025
Before Bullseye's attack, Foggy is chatting up Kirsten (Nikki M. James) and one of the subjects is his client Dumb Benny.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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Matt Barrows, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Sometimes, chatting up the crew before takeoff can help calm those nerves, too.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025
Aw, Eric’s gotten the hang of his terrible bike and is even chatting up the nonnas!
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2025
Before Bullseye's attack, Foggy is chatting up Kirsten (Nikki M. James) and one of the subjects is his client Dumb Benny.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 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 Mar. 2025.
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