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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Talk to neighbors Several of the flood horror stories cited in a Herald investigation about secret flood histories might have been averted by chatting up neighbors.
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Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
Serendipitously, Owsley would appear one day at the door, to chat up a female tenant who was renting a room from Scully.
—John Semley, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
From his perch near the Octagon, Trump chatted up former Miami Heat superstar Shaquille O’Neal and announcer and podcaster Joe Rogan.
—Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2025
But what the Shang-Chi filmmaker and upcoming Spider-Man movie was here to chat up was the new title.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
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Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
Serendipitously, Owsley would appear one day at the door, to chat up a female tenant who was renting a room from Scully.
—John Semley, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
From his perch near the Octagon, Trump chatted up former Miami Heat superstar Shaquille O’Neal and announcer and podcaster Joe Rogan.
—Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2025
But what the Shang-Chi filmmaker and upcoming Spider-Man movie was here to chat up was the new title.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chat up
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“Chat up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chat%20up. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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