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Verb
S:
(v)
chew the fat
,
shoot the breeze
,
chat
,
confabulate
,
confab
,
chitchat
,
chit-chat
,
chatter
,
chaffer
,
natter
,
gossip
,
jaw
,
claver
,
visit
(talk socially without exchanging too much information)
"the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
direct troponym
/
full troponym
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/
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/
sister term
derivationally related form
W:
(n)
chat
[Related to:
chat
] (an informal conversation)
W:
(n)
confabulation
[Related to:
confabulate
] (an informal conversation)
W:
(n)
chitchat
[Related to:
chitchat
] (light informal conversation for social occasions)
W:
(n)
chit chat
[Related to:
chitchat
] (light informal conversation for social occasions)
W:
(n)
chit-chat
[Related to:
chitchat
] (light informal conversation for social occasions)
W:
(n)
chatter
[Related to:
chatter
] (noisy talk)
W:
(n)
chatterer
[Related to:
chatter
] (an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker)
W:
(n)
gossip
[Related to:
gossip
] (light informal conversation for social occasions)
W:
(n)
visitor
[Related to:
visit
] (someone who visits)
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