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Meanings of chitchat in English

Portuguese
fofoca
Catalan
safareig

Light informal conversation for social occasions.

      fofoca
      Portuguese
      bater papo
      Catalan
      xerrar
      Spanish
      charlar

      Talk socially without exchanging too much information.

          bater papo
          Usage of chitchat in English
          1
          Nick could tell Pakula was sincere, but not so good at chitchat.
          A necessary evil
          2
          Tracy smiled, as if to say the time for chitchat had expired.
          Happiness key
          3
          And it calls for more than just a twenty-minute chitchat between us.
          Year Zero
          4
          He knew where I was headed-disposablechitchat land-andaborted my infield play.
          Internecine
          5
          If she wanted to do polite chitchat, I was up to it.
          Dead as a doornail
          6
          But we didn't have any more chitchat the rest of the day.
          Dead until dark
          7
          What a pleasure! and Driscoll's parents broke off their chitchat with Sam.
          Ladder of years: a novel
          8
          Spiro did some oily chitchat and oozed himself out of the office.
          Two for the dough
          9
          We also engaged in a little harmless chitchat about things in Washington.
          Secret Sanction
          10
          My client is a really friendly guy who just loves to chitchat.
          First degree
          11
          The talk was a stew of personal chitchat and government business.
          An ordinary man
          12
          Besides, there wasn't a lot of time for chitchat at practice.
          My Fight/Your Fight
          13
          Meanwhile, she could hardly turn to strangers and strike up chitchat.
          The last testament
          14
          The woman in the tank no longer understood pleasantries and chitchat.
          Sisterhood of Dune
          15
          I wasn't expecting any small talk or chitchat from the bastard.
          Don't blink
          16
          I'd rather listen to the chatterings of maggots than the chitchat of bookworms.
          The Guardian
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          Translations for chitchat
          Spanish
          charlar
          Chitchat through the time
          Chitchat across language varieties
          United States of America
          Common