chit-chat

The chancellor is holding a series of drinks receptions for Labour MPs, an opportunity for casual chit-chat and get a quick selfie in Downing Street.

She said teaching her younger siblings was “quite fun” because there was a lot of “chit-chat moments” between the four of them.

They might be exhausted from the day’s activities but the chit-chat — and snacks — flow merrily.

"During a game which can stretch for hours, we are bound to chit-chat, and sometimes useful information gets passed around after people feel comfortable and trust you."

Our dinner conversation covered the awkwardness of online dating, the forced chit-chat that occurs, and the even more horrendous messages and not-safe-for-work images that guys constantly send to women.