chit-chat

But some shoppers told the BBC they're happy to skip the queues and the chit chat if it speeds up their shop.

His conversation with Strunk didn’t last long, more of an introduction followed by some quick chit chat.

The same general rules apply to taxi drivers, according to Charity Cab—leave 10 % for an average ride or 20 % if they unload your luggage and provide pleasant chit chat along the way.

After some chit chat, he looked down at my hoodie — a vintage ode to the Eagles — and thought he’d break the ice.

A witness described the incident as beginning with "chit chat" between a guest at the reception, Ngozi Fulani, and a member of the Royal Household later identified as Lady Susan Hussey.