chit-chat
noun
[ ˈtʃɪttʃat ]
• inconsequential conversation.
• "it was a leisurely dinner with much chit-chat and laughter"
Similar:
small talk,
chat,
chatting,
chatter,
chitter-chatter,
prattling,
prattle,
gossip,
tittle-tattle,
tattle,
nattering,
chuntering,
chit-chat
verb
• talk about trivial matters.
• "I can't stand around chit-chatting"
Origin:
late 17th century: reduplication of chat1.
