chit-chat

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Light conversation; casual talk, usually about trivial matters.
2. (countable, uncountable) Gossip.

Verb

To engage in small talk, to discuss unimportant matters.

Synonyms

chitchat

chat

causerie

chin-wag

gabfest

gossip

small talk

chin wag

chin wagging

chin-wagging

chit chat

natter

confab

chatter

chew the fat

shoot the breeze

visit

chaffer

claver

confabulate

confabulation

shoot the shit

gab

shmooze

jaw

bull session

tittle-tattle

Translations

papoter

tailler une bavette

bavarder

blabla

blablater

cancan

causer

commérage

papotage

Etymology

Reduplication of chat. Compare tittle-tattle, flim-flam, pitter-patter, etc.