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chit chat

chit chat is the alternative spelling of chit-chat.

Meaning of chit-chat

Noun

chit-chat (countable and uncountable, plural chit-chats)

  1. Light conversation; casual talk, usually about trivial matters.
    • He speaks rapidly, with clarity and with obvious enthusiasm. No time is wasted on idle chit-chat.2020 December 2, Andy Byford talks to Paul Clifton, “I enjoy really big challenges...”, in Rail, page 50
    Synonyms:
    chinwag
  2. Gossip.

See all 3 meanings of chit-chat

Forms of chit chat

Noun
pluralchit chats
Verb
third-person singular presentchit chats
present participlechit chatting
past participlechit chatted
pastchit chatted

Questions about chit chat

What is chit chat the alternative spelling of?
Chit chat is the alternative spelling of chit-chat.

Words near chit chat in the dictionary

  1. Chisum
  2. Chisums
  3. Chiswick
  4. Chiswicks
  5. chit
  6. chit chat
  7. chit chats
  8. chit chatted
  9. chit chatting
  10. chit fund
  11. chit funds

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