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group chat

group chat noun: a simultaneous online chat between a group of people by means of a messaging application.

Noun

group chat (plural group chats)

  1. (Internet) A simultaneous online chat between a group of people by means of a messaging application.
    • “The Lifeguards” is a polyphonic story, told in the voices of three mothers, with chapters handed over to their teenage sons, a recently widowed detective and the Barton Hills Mamas, an Austin, Texas, group chat consisting of members I thought of as that brood of vipers.2022 April 5, Elizabeth Wetmore, “How Far Will Parents Go to Protect Their Sons?”, in The New York Times
    • Unanswered messages—whether it's a text convo with your crush, a group chat that none of your friends responds to, or a hopeful conversation starter on Tinder—are just one more way living in this digital age can make you feel all-caps crappy.2023 March 6, Alexis Jones, Megan Schaltegger, “These Tinder Conversation Starters Actually Work, According To Dating Experts”, in Women's Health

Forms of group chat

pluralgroup chats

Questions about group chat

What does group chat mean?
Group chat means a simultaneous online chat between a group of people by means of a messaging application.
What part of speech is group chat?
Group chat is a noun.
What is the plural of group chat?
The plural of group chat is group chats.

Words near group chat in the dictionary

  1. group buying
  2. group captain
  3. group captains
  4. group certificate
  5. group certificates
  6. group chat
  7. group chats
  8. group dynamics
  9. group functor
  10. group functors
  11. group home

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