chit-chatn.

Brit.

/ˈtʃɪttʃat/, U.S.

/ˈtʃɪˌtʃæt/

Etymology: A reduplication with vowel variation of chat n.¹; compare tittle-tattle, bibble-babble, etc. The reduplication implies repetition or reciprocation, possibly with diminutive effect. Johnson says ‘A word only used in ludicrous conversation’; it is now quite serious, though familiar.

1. Light chat; light familiar conversation.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > chatting or chat

confabulationc1450

device1490

chat1573

tittle-tattle?c1640

small talk1650

confab1701

chit-chat1710

jaw1748

small-talking1786

prose1787

rap1787

coze1804

talky-talky1812

clack1813

chit-chatting1823

cozey1837

gossip1849

mardlea1852

yarn1857

conflab1873

chinwag1879

chopsing1879

cooze1880

chatting1884

schmoozing1884

talky-talk1884

pitch1888

schmooze1895

coosy1903

wongi1929

yap1930

kibitz1931

natter1943

old talk1956

jaw-jaw1958

yacking1959

ole talk1964

rapping1967

1710 S. Palmer Moral Ess. Prov. 52 'Tis the custom of foolish people..in their chit chat to be always biting people's reputation behind their back.

1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xxx. 210 The dear Prattler..began such a bewitching Chit-chat with Mrs. Jervis.

1746 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 4 Oct. (1932) (modernized text) III. 779 The frivolous chit-chat of idle companies.

1825 S. T. Coleridge Aids Refl. 221 I take up a Book as a Companion, with whom I can have an easy cheerful chit-chat.

1847 Man in Moon Jan. 3 Trifles that may..promote chit-chat and pleasant feelings, which we hold to be the great end of a dessert.

a. Matter of current gossip or common small talk; what people are talking about.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > [noun] > chatter

chirma800

clappingc1386

glavera1400

clapa1420

clackc1440

blabc1460

clattera1500

babble?a1525

babblery1532

pratery1533

clitter-clatter1535

by-talk?1551

prattle1555

prittle-prattle1556

twittle-twattle1565

cacquet1567

prate?1574

prattlement1579

babblement1595

gibble-gabble1600

gabble1602

twattlea1639

tolutiloquence1656

pratement1657

gaggle1668

leden1674

cackle1676

twit-twat1677

clash1685

chit-chat1710

chatter-chitter1711

chitter-chatter1712

palavering1732

hubble-bubble1735

palaver1748

rattle1748

gum1751

mag1778

gabber1780

gammon1781

gash1787

chattery1789

gabber1792

whitter-whatter1805

yabble1808

clacket1812

talky-talky1812

potter1818

yatter1827

blue streak1830

gabblement1831

psilologya1834

chin-music1834

patter1841

jaw1842

chatter1851

brabble1861

tongue-work1866

yacker1882

talkee1885

chelp1891

chattermag1895

whitter1897

burble1898

yap1907

clatfart1913

jive1928

logorrhœa1935

waffle1937

yackety-yacking1953

yack1958

yackety-yack1958

motormouth1976

1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 197. ⁋3 If Ralph had Learning added to the common Chit-Chat of the Town.

1761 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy III. xxiv. 124 Play-wrights, and opificers of chit chat.

1843 C. J. Lever Jack Hinton xi. 74 One was sure to hear all the chit-chat and gossip of the day.

1843 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit (1844) xxiii. 285 An additional scrap of local chit-chat.

b. attributive.

ΚΠ

1714 Spectator No. 560. ⁋4 I am a Member of a Female Society who call ourselves the Chit-Chat Club.

1819 Monthly Rev. 90 1 The careless chit-chat letters of eminent men.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

chit-chatv.

Etymology: < chit-chat n.

intransitive. To gossip; = chat v.¹ 3.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > conversation > converse [verb (intransitive)] > gossip

talea1225

talk1461

twittle1551

tattle1581

clasha1689

fetch-and-carry1770

gammer1788

chit-chat1821

rumour1832

nipper1840

coffee-house1861

cooze1870

chopse1879

skinder1942

scuttlebutt1945

to talk trash1947

gyaff1976

gist1992

tongue-wag-

1821 P. Egan Life in London ii. i. 151 Riding round the circle to chit-chat and nod to her friends.

1849 T. M. Garrett Diary 2 Aug. in Amer. Speech (1951) 182/2 Setting upon the door steps of the building chit chatting about nothing.

Derivatives

chit-chatting n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > chatting or chat

confabulationc1450

device1490

chat1573

tittle-tattle?c1640

small talk1650

confab1701

chit-chat1710

jaw1748

small-talking1786

prose1787

rap1787

coze1804

talky-talky1812

clack1813

chit-chatting1823

cozey1837

gossip1849

mardlea1852

yarn1857

conflab1873

chinwag1879

chopsing1879

cooze1880

chatting1884

schmoozing1884

talky-talk1884

pitch1888

schmooze1895

coosy1903

wongi1929

yap1930

kibitz1931

natter1943

old talk1956

jaw-jaw1958

yacking1959

ole talk1964

rapping1967

1823 T. Carlyle Let. 26 Mar. (1909) I. 187 What expounding and reading and chitchatting we shall have together.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	chit-chat
释义	chit-chatn. Brit. /ˈtʃɪttʃat/, U.S. /ˈtʃɪˌtʃæt/ Etymology: A reduplication with vowel variation of chat n.¹; compare tittle-tattle, bibble-babble, etc. The reduplication implies repetition or reciprocation, possibly with diminutive effect. Johnson says ‘A word only used in ludicrous conversation’; it is now quite serious, though familiar. 1. Light chat; light familiar conversation. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > chatting or chat confabulationc1450 device1490 chat1573 tittle-tattle?c1640 small talk1650 confab1701 chit-chat1710 jaw1748 small-talking1786 prose1787 rap1787 coze1804 talky-talky1812 clack1813 chit-chatting1823 cozey1837 gossip1849 mardlea1852 yarn1857 conflab1873 chinwag1879 chopsing1879 cooze1880 chatting1884 schmoozing1884 talky-talk1884 pitch1888 schmooze1895 coosy1903 wongi1929 yap1930 kibitz1931 natter1943 old talk1956 jaw-jaw1958 yacking1959 ole talk1964 rapping1967 1710 S. Palmer Moral Ess. Prov. 52 'Tis the custom of foolish people..in their chit chat to be always biting people's reputation behind their back. 1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xxx. 210 The dear Prattler..began such a bewitching Chit-chat with Mrs. Jervis. 1746 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 4 Oct. (1932) (modernized text) III. 779 The frivolous chit-chat of idle companies. 1825 S. T. Coleridge Aids Refl. 221 I take up a Book as a Companion, with whom I can have an easy cheerful chit-chat. 1847 Man in Moon Jan. 3 Trifles that may..promote chit-chat and pleasant feelings, which we hold to be the great end of a dessert. 2. a. Matter of current gossip or common small talk; what people are talking about. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > [noun] > chatter chirma800 clappingc1386 glavera1400 clapa1420 clackc1440 blabc1460 clattera1500 babble?a1525 babblery1532 pratery1533 clitter-clatter1535 by-talk?1551 prattle1555 prittle-prattle1556 twittle-twattle1565 cacquet1567 prate?1574 prattlement1579 babblement1595 gibble-gabble1600 gabble1602 twattlea1639 tolutiloquence1656 pratement1657 gaggle1668 leden1674 cackle1676 twit-twat1677 clash1685 chit-chat1710 chatter-chitter1711 chitter-chatter1712 palavering1732 hubble-bubble1735 palaver1748 rattle1748 gum1751 mag1778 gabber1780 gammon1781 gash1787 chattery1789 gabber1792 whitter-whatter1805 yabble1808 clacket1812 talky-talky1812 potter1818 yatter1827 blue streak1830 gabblement1831 psilologya1834 chin-music1834 patter1841 jaw1842 chatter1851 brabble1861 tongue-work1866 yacker1882 talkee1885 chelp1891 chattermag1895 whitter1897 burble1898 yap1907 clatfart1913 jive1928 logorrhœa1935 waffle1937 yackety-yacking1953 yack1958 yackety-yack1958 motormouth1976 1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 197. ⁋3 If Ralph had Learning added to the common Chit-Chat of the Town. 1761 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy III. xxiv. 124 Play-wrights, and opificers of chit chat. 1843 C. J. Lever Jack Hinton xi. 74 One was sure to hear all the chit-chat and gossip of the day. 1843 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit (1844) xxiii. 285 An additional scrap of local chit-chat. b. attributive. ΚΠ 1714 Spectator No. 560. ⁋4 I am a Member of a Female Society who call ourselves the Chit-Chat Club. 1819 Monthly Rev. 90 1 The careless chit-chat letters of eminent men. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022). chit-chatv. Etymology: < chit-chat n. intransitive. To gossip; = chat v.¹ 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > conversation > converse [verb (intransitive)] > gossip talea1225 talk1461 twittle1551 tattle1581 clasha1689 fetch-and-carry1770 gammer1788 chit-chat1821 rumour1832 nipper1840 coffee-house1861 cooze1870 chopse1879 skinder1942 scuttlebutt1945 to talk trash1947 gyaff1976 gist1992 tongue-wag- 1821 P. Egan Life in London ii. i. 151 Riding round the circle to chit-chat and nod to her friends. 1849 T. M. Garrett Diary 2 Aug. in Amer. Speech (1951) 182/2 Setting upon the door steps of the building chit chatting about nothing. Derivatives chit-chatting n. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > chatting or chat confabulationc1450 device1490 chat1573 tittle-tattle?c1640 small talk1650 confab1701 chit-chat1710 jaw1748 small-talking1786 prose1787 rap1787 coze1804 talky-talky1812 clack1813 chit-chatting1823 cozey1837 gossip1849 mardlea1852 yarn1857 conflab1873 chinwag1879 chopsing1879 cooze1880 chatting1884 schmoozing1884 talky-talk1884 pitch1888 schmooze1895 coosy1903 wongi1929 yap1930 kibitz1931 natter1943 old talk1956 jaw-jaw1958 yacking1959 ole talk1964 rapping1967 1823 T. Carlyle Let. 26 Mar. (1909) I. 187 What expounding and reading and chitchatting we shall have together. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1710v.1821
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