Chitchat — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

light informal conversation for social occasions

talk socially without exchanging too much information

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kjˈuːmɐɹˌoʊn/

🇬🇧British English

/klˈiːʃeɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/klˈiːʃeɪ/

2 syllables Say it as /kjˈuːmɐɹˌoʊn/.

Examples

the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

chew the fat visit confabulate small talk tittle-tattle causerie natter gossip chin-wagging confab chat chatter chaffer shoot the breeze chin-wag chit-chat gabfest claver chit chat gab chin wag chin wagging jaw

Parts of Speech

noun	light informal conversation for social occasions
verb	talk socially without exchanging too much information “the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze”

Word Forms

chitchat	verb	talk socially without exchanging too much information
gabby	adjective	full of trivial conversation
gossipy	adjective	prone to friendly informal communication
gossip	verb	talk socially without exchanging too much information
tittle-tattle	verb	speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
chat	noun	an informal conversation
confabulation	noun	an informal conversation
chitchat	noun	light informal conversation for social occasions
chit chat	noun	light informal conversation for social occasions
chit-chat	noun	light informal conversation for social occasions
chatter	noun	noisy talk
chatterer	noun	an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
gossip	noun	light informal conversation for social occasions
visitor	noun	someone who visits

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Geplauder

leichte, informelle Unterhaltung für gesellschaftliche Anlässe

🇫🇷French

bavardage

conversation informelle légère pour les occasions sociales

🇪🇸Spanish

charla

conversación informal ligera para ocasiones sociales

🇮🇹Italian

chiacchiere

conversazione informale e leggera per occasioni sociali

🇳🇱Dutch

kletsen

licht informeel gesprek voor sociale gelegenheden

🇵🇹Portuguese

bate-papo

conversa informal leve para ocasiões sociais

🇷🇺Russian

болтовня

легкая неформальная беседа для светских мероприятий

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गपशप करना

सामाजिक अवसरों के लिए हल्की अनौपचारिक बातचीत

🇧🇩Bengali

চিটচ্যাট

সামাজিক অনুষ্ঠানের জন্য হালকা অনানুষ্ঠানিক কথোপকথন

🇮🇳Tamil

சிட்சாட்

சமூக சந்தர்ப்பங்களுக்கான இலகுவான முறைசாரா உரையாடல்

🇮🇳Telugu

చిట్చాట్

సామాజిక సందర్భాలలో తేలికపాటి అనధికారిక సంభాషణ

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચિટચેટ

સામાજિક પ્રસંગો માટે હળવી અનૌપચારિક વાતચીત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಿಟ್ಚಾಟ್

ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಸಂದರ್ಭಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಲಘು ಅನೌಪಚಾರಿಕ ಸಂಭಾಷಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചിറ്റ്ചാറ്റ്

സാമൂഹിക അവസരങ്ങൾക്കായി ലഘുവായ അനൗപചാരിക സംഭാഷണം

🇵🇰Urdu

چیٹ

سماجی مواقع کے لیے ہلکی غیر رسمی گفتگو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

闲谈

社交场合的轻松非正式对话

🇯🇵Japanese

おしゃべり

社交の場での軽いカジュアルな会話

🇰🇷Korean

잡담

사교 행사를 위한 가벼운 비공식 대화

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tán gẫu

cuộc trò chuyện thân mật nhẹ nhàng cho các dịp xã hội

🇹🇭Thai

คุยกัน

การสนทนาแบบไม่เป็นทางการเบาๆ สำหรับโอกาสทางสังคม

🇮🇩Indonesian

basa basi

percakapan informal ringan untuk acara sosial

🇲🇾Malay

sembang

perbualan tidak formal ringan untuk majlis sosial

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لغو

محادثة غير رسمية خفيفة للمناسبات الاجتماعية

🇮🇷Persian

چت چت

مکالمه غیر رسمی سبک برای مناسبت های اجتماعی

🇹🇷Turkish

gevezelik

sosyal durumlar için hafif resmi olmayan konuşma

🇮🇱Hebrew

שִׂיחָה קַלָה

שיחה לא רשמית קלה לאירועים חברתיים

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The primary meaning of 'chitchat' is 'light informal conversation for social occasions'.

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