1
: a short letter or note
especially
: a signed voucher of a small debt (as for food)
2
: a small slip of paper with writing on it
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Frederick Dreier, Outside, 2 Dec. 2025
Belichick gave Doeren a quick midfield handshake afterward, offering no chance for chit-chat.
—CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
Mae Martin is not into chit-chat.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
Another person accused YouTube and Google of the stunt, giving Swift’s team a clean chit.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Time to spark up some polite chit-chat with your lift mates.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 2 Dec. 2025
Belichick gave Doeren a quick midfield handshake afterward, offering no chance for chit-chat.
—CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
Mae Martin is not into chit-chat.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
Another person accused YouTube and Google of the stunt, giving Swift’s team a clean chit.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chit
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“Chit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chit. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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