as in chat
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this
a bit of chitchat over lunch with people we hadn't seen in a while
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Recent Examples of chitchat
The czarinas enter the elevator together, exchanging polite chitchat that seems to evaporate immediately from their pursed lips.
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Chop Choppish Shop, Air Mail, 11 Apr. 2026
Houston’s Mission Control arranged the cosmic chitchat between the four lunar travelers and the space station’s three NASA and one French residents.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Just search The Outside Podcast on YouTube to enjoy these chitchats with your eyes as well as your ears.
—Outside Online, 11 Feb. 2026
Pull up a seat at Hinokizaka’s bar and let the resident sushi master serve you the freshest catch with a side of charming chitchat.
—Brandon Presser, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
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Chop Choppish Shop, Air Mail, 11 Apr. 2026
Houston’s Mission Control arranged the cosmic chitchat between the four lunar travelers and the space station’s three NASA and one French residents.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Just search The Outside Podcast on YouTube to enjoy these chitchats with your eyes as well as your ears.
—Outside Online, 11 Feb. 2026
Pull up a seat at Hinokizaka’s bar and let the resident sushi master serve you the freshest catch with a side of charming chitchat.
—Brandon Presser, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chitchat
Noun
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Copy, paste and edit the square brackets in ChatGPT, and keep the same chat window open so the context carries through.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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In February 2026, Maher resurfaced their feud during a chat with Kimmel’s former The Man Show cohost Adam Carolla.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 June 2026
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Political chatter was less direct for much of the evening, with most discussion limited to how honored the fighters were to be competing at the White House, with an emphasis on celebrating veterans and first responders.—
William Earl,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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Not that that chatter didn’t exist.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
15 June 2026
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Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Islamabad was preparing for an electronic signing, to be followed by technical-level talks in the coming week.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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If vulnerability feels risky, slow the pace and keep the talk on facts first, then add feelings once both sides steady.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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“Chitchat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chitchat. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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