"chit-chat" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-chit-chat.wav Forms: chit-chats [plural]
Etymology: Reduplication of chat. Compare tittle-tattle, flim-flam, pitter-patter, etc. Etymology templates: {{reduplication|en|chat}} Reduplication of chat, {{m|en|tittle-tattle}} tittle-tattle, {{m|en|flim-flam}} flim-flam, {{m|en|pitter-patter}} pitter-patter Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} chit-chat (countable and uncountable, plural chit-chats)
  1. Light conversation; casual talk, usually about trivial matters. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Talking
    Sense id: en-chit-chat-en-noun-TSBqO92B Disambiguation of Talking: 39 16 45
  2. Gossip. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Talking Translations (gossip): tlachání [neuter, slang] (Czech), sludder [common-gender] (Danish), roddel [masculine] (Dutch), jutustelu (Finnish), rupattelu (Finnish), blabla [masculine] (French), parlotte [feminine] (French), bavardage [masculine] (French), causette [feminine] (French), parola [feminine] (Galician), rexouba [feminine] (Galician), csevegés (Hungarian), pletykálás (Hungarian), rabb [neuter] (Icelandic), mas [neuter] (Icelandic), giob geab [masculine] (Irish), pettegolezzo [masculine] (Italian), chiacchiera [feminine] (Italian), diceria [feminine] (Italian), ciarla [feminine] (Italian), maldicenza [feminine] (Italian), charlina [feminine] (Ladino), babbel (Norwegian), болтовня́ (boltovnjá) [feminine] (Russian), goileam [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), cotilleo [masculine] (Spanish), cháchara (Spanish), palique (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-chit-chat-en-noun-r9jzrD~- Disambiguation of Talking: 39 16 45 Disambiguation of 'gossip': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: chinwag, claver, chitchat, chit chat

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-chit-chat.wav Forms: chit-chats [present, singular, third-person], chit-chatting [participle, present], chit-chatted [participle, past], chit-chatted [past]
Etymology: Reduplication of chat. Compare tittle-tattle, flim-flam, pitter-patter, etc. Etymology templates: {{reduplication|en|chat}} Reduplication of chat, {{m|en|tittle-tattle}} tittle-tattle, {{m|en|flim-flam}} flim-flam, {{m|en|pitter-patter}} pitter-patter Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} chit-chat (third-person singular simple present chit-chats, present participle chit-chatting, simple past and past participle chit-chatted)
  1. (intransitive) To engage in small talk, to discuss unimportant matters. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Talking Related terms: chitter-chatter Translations (to engage in small talk): tlachat [slang] (Czech), bavit se (Czech), kecat [slang] (Czech), småsnakke (Danish), sludre (Danish), over koetjes en kalfjes praten (Dutch), jutustella (Finnish), rupatella (Finnish), blablater (French), parler de la pluie et du beau temps (French), parler de tout et de rien (French), tailler une bavette (French), parolar (Galician), über Gott und die Welt reden (German), cseveg (Hungarian), pletykál (Hungarian), gawędzić (Polish), tagarelar (note: (informal)) (Portuguese), болта́ть (boltátʹ) (Russian), лясы точить (ljasy točitʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), cotillear (Spanish), småprata (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-chit-chat-en-verb-d6f4puj1 Disambiguation of Talking: 39 16 45 Categories (other): English apophonic reduplications, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English reduplications, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English apophonic reduplications: 12 29 58 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 31 57 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 17 25 58 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 16 72 Disambiguation of English reduplications: 12 30 58 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 15 24 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: chitchat, chit chat

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      "word": "tlachání"
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      "sense": "gossip",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "gossip",
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    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "gossip",
      "word": "rupattelu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "gossip",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "blabla"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "gossip",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "parlotte"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "gossip",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bavardage"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "gossip",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "causette"
    },
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "gossip",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "parola"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "gossip",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "rexouba"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "gossip",
      "word": "csevegés"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "gossip",
      "word": "pletykálás"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "gossip",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "rabb"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "gossip",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "mas"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "gossip",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "giob geab"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "gossip",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pettegolezzo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "gossip",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "chiacchiera"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "gossip",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "diceria"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "gossip",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ciarla"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "gossip",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "maldicenza"
    },
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      "code": "lad",
      "lang": "Ladino",
      "sense": "gossip",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "charlina"
    },
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      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "gossip",
      "word": "babbel"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "boltovnjá",
      "sense": "gossip",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "болтовня́"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
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      "sense": "gossip",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "goileam"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "gossip",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cotilleo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "gossip",
      "word": "cháchara"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "gossip",
      "word": "palique"
    }
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}

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      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to engage in small talk",
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      "sense": "to engage in small talk",
      "word": "bavit se"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to engage in small talk",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "kecat"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to engage in small talk",
      "word": "småsnakke"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to engage in small talk",
      "word": "sludre"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to engage in small talk",
      "word": "over koetjes en kalfjes praten"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to engage in small talk",
      "word": "jutustella"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to engage in small talk",
      "word": "rupatella"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to engage in small talk",
      "word": "blablater"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to engage in small talk",
      "word": "parler de la pluie et du beau temps"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to engage in small talk",
      "word": "parler de tout et de rien"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to engage in small talk",
      "word": "tailler une bavette"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to engage in small talk",
      "word": "parolar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to engage in small talk",
      "word": "über Gott und die Welt reden"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to engage in small talk",
      "word": "cseveg"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to engage in small talk",
      "word": "pletykál"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to engage in small talk",
      "word": "gawędzić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "note": "(informal)",
      "sense": "to engage in small talk",
      "word": "tagarelar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "boltátʹ",
      "sense": "to engage in small talk",
      "word": "болта́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ljasy točitʹ",
      "sense": "to engage in small talk",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "лясы точить"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to engage in small talk",
      "word": "cotillear"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to engage in small talk",
      "word": "småprata"
    }
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}

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