flat chat

== English == === Alternative forms === flat-chat === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === === Adverb === flat chat (not comparable) (Australia, idiomatic) At maximum capability, intensity, or speed. We had the car going flat chat down the highway when the cops pulled us over. === Adjective === flat chat (not comparable) (Australia, idiomatic) Extremely busy. 2009, Sean Dooley, Cooking With Baz, Large Print 16pt Edition, page 167, Except that I was too flat chat to get up and collect it myself so I motioned to Wok as surreptitiously as I could, nodding in the direction of the note lying invitingly on the asphalt. Wok stared back at me uncomprehendingly. === Usage notes === "Flat strap" is commonly misused in place of "flat chat", however the origin of the word - shortened from "flat out chatting" - points to "flat chat" being the correct implementation. === See also === flat out flat strap