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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Mayors get stopped with questions in grocery stores, and county commissioners chat up residents at high school football games.
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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
Lutes stopped in to the Zach Sang podcast recently to chat up his new Dilworth album and describe the mind-blowing special treat the couple experienced during their May 25 wedding in California.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Dec. 2025
Meyers also casually chatted up Jags coach Liam Coen at game’s end.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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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
Lutes stopped in to the Zach Sang podcast recently to chat up his new Dilworth album and describe the mind-blowing special treat the couple experienced during their May 25 wedding in California.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Dec. 2025
Meyers also casually chatted up Jags coach Liam Coen at game’s end.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Chat up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chat%20up. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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