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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Last night, she was once again spotted chatting up Tom Brady.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2026
His earliest episodes portrayed a club-going early 20-something who, seemingly whenever Montag’s back was turned, was chatting up other women.
—Rachel Brodsky, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Mayors get stopped with questions in grocery stores, and county commissioners chat up residents at high school football games.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 15 Jan. 2026
Navarro and Hostin continued to argue with each other, with Griffin repeatedly trying to break the chat up to interject her own view.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2026
His earliest episodes portrayed a club-going early 20-something who, seemingly whenever Montag’s back was turned, was chatting up other women.
—Rachel Brodsky, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Mayors get stopped with questions in grocery stores, and county commissioners chat up residents at high school football games.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 15 Jan. 2026
Navarro and Hostin continued to argue with each other, with Griffin repeatedly trying to break the chat up to interject her own view.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Chat up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chat%20up. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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