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.

Examples of chat up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In WhatsApp groups, and while waiting for riders at Logan Airport, Barbosa chatted up other Brazilian drivers also renting accounts. —Lauren Smiley, WIRED, 10 July 2024

Showing off exclusive footage and chatting up the Sept. 20 theatrical release in Hall H will be stars Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Keegan-Michael Key, and Oscar winning filmmaker Josh Cooley, and producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura. —Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 9 July 2024

Haley chats up New Hampshire breakfast goers Haley kicked off a full-day of retail politics Sunday with a stop at MaryAnn’s Diner in Derry. —David Jackson, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2024

Handler liked to periodically chat up people in the factories and ask for ideas and Mitchell asked Handler to consider creating Black version of the doll. —Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 17 June 2024