Entry Word: chat

Function: noun

Meaning: friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this <short chats between parents and teachers during the schoolʼs open house>

Synonyms chatter, chitchat, gabfest, gossip, palaver, rap, small talk, table talk, talk, tête-à-tête

Related Words colloquy, conference, discourse, parley, powwow, symposium; debate, dialogue (or dialog), exchange, give-and-take