chat up

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

To find someone to mix margaritas at your house party, contact the Columbia Bartending Agency or chat up your favorite local bartender or server. —The Editors, Curbed, 16 Apr. 2026

The handsome Kennedy heir was seen chatting up several girls. —Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026

Horschel consistently chatted up and down the fairways with playing partner Ryan Fox, an affable, unflappable 39-year-old New Zealander. —Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026

About an hour before American currency became the dominant discussion, the two friends and collaborators chatted up their connection over hearty carnivorous dishes at the legendary Harry’s Hofbrau, around the corner from the Redwood City studio. —David John Chávez, Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for chat up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup