chit-chat meaning and definition

CHIT-CHAT noun

Definition of chit-chat (noun)

1. light informal conversation for social occasions
   • synonyms: causerie, chin wag, chin wagging, chin-wag, chin-wagging, chit chat, chitchat, gab, gabfest, gossip, small talk, tittle-tattle

CHIT-CHAT verb

Definition of chit-chat (verb)

1. talk socially without exchanging too much information
   • "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
   • synonyms: chaffer, chat, chatter, chew the fat, chitchat, claver, confab, confabulate, gossip, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze, visit