chit-chat

1. 1.

   light informal conversation for social occasions

   Synonymschitchatchit chatsmall talkgabgabfestgossiptittle-tattlechin wagchin-wagchin waggingchin-waggingcauserie

   Broaderchat

1. 1.

   talk socially without exchanging too much information

   “the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze”

   Synonymschew the fatshoot the breezechatconfabulateconfabchitchatchatterchaffernattergossipjawclavervisit

   Broaderconverse

   Narrowershmooze

Questions about chit-chat

What does chit-chat mean?

chit-chat means "light informal conversation for social occasions". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in chit-chat?

chit-chat has 2 syllables: chit--chat. The stress falls on "chit-".

What is another word for chit-chat?

Close synonyms include chitchat, chit chat, small talk, gab, gabfest. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is chit-chat a common word?

chit-chat is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.