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. 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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