chit-chat

== English == === Alternative forms === chitchat, chit chat === Etymology === Reduplication of chat. Compare tittle-tattle, flim-flam, pitter-patter, etc. === Pronunciation === === Noun === chit-chat (countable and uncountable, plural chit-chats) Light conversation; casual talk, usually about trivial matters. Gossip. ==== Synonyms ==== (overlapping both senses): chinwag, claver, small talk; see also Thesaurus:chatter (meaningless types) ==== Translations ==== === Verb === chit-chat (third-person singular simple present chit-chats, present participle chit-chatting, simple past and past participle chit-chatted) (colloquial, intransitive) To engage in small talk, to discuss unimportant matters. ==== Translations ==== === See also === chitter-chatter