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Noun Concept

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chitchat chit-chat chit chat small talk gab

Light informal conversation for social occasions WordNet 3.0

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Light informal conversation for social occasions WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Causerie is a literary style of short informal essays mostly unknown in the English-speaking world. Wikipedia

Small talk is an informal type of discourse that does not cover any functional topics of conversation or any transactions that need to be addressed. Wikipedia

Informal type of conversation. Wikipedia Disambiguation

A literary style of short informal essays Wikidata

Informal conversation Wikidata

An informal conversation, or casual short written article, especially on a serious topic. Wiktionary

Article. Wiktionary (translation)

An occasion (such as a meeting) where people talk at length. Wiktionary

Idle conversation, typically on innocuous or unimportant subjects, usually engaged in at social gatherings out of politeness. Wiktionary

Idle conversation. Wiktionary (translation)

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WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

chitchat, chit-chat, chit chat, small talk, gab, gabfest, gossip, tittle-tattle, chin wag, chin-wag, chin wagging, chin-wagging, causerie

Wikipedia

causerie, small talk

Wikidata

causerie, small talk

Wiktionary

causerie, gabfest, small talk

Wikipedia Redirections

chit-chat, Chit chat, Dinner talk, Phatic conversation, Pointless babble, Prating, Small Talk, Small talk (phatic communication)

Wikidata Alias

chit-chat, chitchat