Synonyms for chitchat


Grammar : Noun
Spell : chit-chat
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʃɪtˌtʃæt


Définition of chitchat

Origin :
  • also chit-chat, 1710, diminishing reduplicated form of chat. The verb is attested from 1821. Related: Chitchatting.
  • noun informal talk
Example sentences :
  • I cannot chitchat with Scotchmen while you are at Keswick, childless!
  • Extract from : « Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Vol. I (of 2) » by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
  • Chitchat, chit′chat, n. chatting or idle talk: prattle: gossip.
  • Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) » by Various

Antonyms for chitchat

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