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We exchanged some chitchat about the weather.
a bit of chitchat over lunch with people we hadn't seen in a while
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The space near the Physical Science Lecture Hall where the Gaza Solidarity Encampment had stood for more than two weeks before it was disassembled by police officers was eerily quiet Thursday morning save for the chitchat of a maintenance crew power washing the area.
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Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 18 May 2024
Seals soon arrives plenty early for makeup, hair and a bit of friendly chitchat with Byers.
—Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
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Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 18 May 2024
Seals soon arrives plenty early for makeup, hair and a bit of friendly chitchat with Byers.
—Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Chitchat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chitchat. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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chitchat
noun
chit·chat
ˈchit-ˌchat 
: small talk, gossip
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