chat up
phrasal verb
chatted up; chatting up; chats up
informal
: to talk informally with (someone, such as someone one is attracted to)
He tried to chat up a girl at the dance.
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So Joe was chatting up contacts, looking for information, and also acting as a lookout for the FBI.
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Stayton Bonner, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2025
Previously Crowe had served as the face of the New Orleans Saints’ cheerleading squad—one of a few members of the Cheer Krewe who were permitted to give interviews, speak in commercials, and chat up VIPs in the Superdome’s private suites.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Brady chatted up and signed items for Cubs players and fresh packs of 2025 Topps Chrome were handed out to rip open.
—The Athletic Collectibles Staff, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
Hetfield chatted up the crowd throughout the show, repeatedly thanking the crowd for its loyalty.
—Melonee Hurt, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Stayton Bonner, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2025
Previously Crowe had served as the face of the New Orleans Saints’ cheerleading squad—one of a few members of the Cheer Krewe who were permitted to give interviews, speak in commercials, and chat up VIPs in the Superdome’s private suites.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Brady chatted up and signed items for Cubs players and fresh packs of 2025 Topps Chrome were handed out to rip open.
—The Athletic Collectibles Staff, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
Hetfield chatted up the crowd throughout the show, repeatedly thanking the crowd for its loyalty.
—Melonee Hurt, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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“Chat up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chat%20up. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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