chat show

noun

chiefly British

Examples of chat show in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The chat shows that deputies working under Lieutenant Middleton began calling themselves the Goon Squad as far back as 2019. Jerry Mitchell, New York Times, 29 May 2024 In another clip from Lake’s eponymous chat show, the host offered a slightly more diplomatic take on one teenage goth’s appearance. John Russell, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024 The chat show host wore her blonde hair in loose waves that fell past her shoulders. Sabienna Bowman, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024 In the sketch, Thompson hosts a chat show but stops his guests from ever actually speaking by frequently breaking out into song and dance. Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 3 May 2023 The Great Indian Kapil Show is a variety chat show set in the bustling confines of an airport and features prominent celebrity guests every week. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Feb. 2024 The chat show host also sported a fun, high ponytail with long extensions added that had been styled into loose curls. Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024 But celebrity chat shows, for better or worse, have endured. Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 20 Dec. 2023 The Duchess, 64, is a regular guest on chat shows and earlier this year sat around the table on The View. Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chat show was in 1969

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“Chat show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chat%20show. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.

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