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chitchat

[chit-chat] / ˈtʃɪtˌtʃæt /
NOUN
informal talk
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Now, generational analysis seems to be everywhere; from TV comedies like Hacks and Only Murders in the Building, to office-place chitchat.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

After some chitchat, the president asked him to whistle.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Spend enough time around cybersecurity types, and questions like the one above might feel like lighthearted chitchat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

I knocked and walked into the room, starting with the usual idle chitchat.

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025

Despite all the chitchat, we manage to sell almost everything.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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