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Definition of chit-chat noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

chit-chat

noun
 
/ˈtʃɪt tʃæt/
 
/ˈtʃɪt tʃæt/
[uncountable] (informal)
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  1. conversation about things that are not important synonym chat
    • We spent the afternoon in idle chit-chat.
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    Word Originlate 17th cent.: reduplication of chat.
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