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causerie

noun

ˌkōz-ˈrē

Definition of causerie

as in chat

friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this the monthly departmental causeries did much to foster a sense of community

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The billboard was the catalyst that pushed her to book her travel shortly afterward, and the group trip finally made it out of the group chat.

— Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Nationwide, the 988 lifeline has received more than 26 million calls, texts and chats since July 2022, when it was changed from its pre-existing 10-digit number.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of chat

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Four years after the original and in the wake of persistent movie trivia chatter, the series finally lands in Hollywood with Scream 3.

— Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026
Cocktail chatter on the Lido held that this was a more minor work than anticipated, and many of those positive reviews nevertheless included a few bum notes.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of chatter

Noun

Nick Bosa pulled aside Alfred Collins for a talk after his season-ending knee injury.

— Matt Barrows, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
As trade talks with Canada remain on ice, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is set to travel to Mexico on Wednesday, according to Mexico’s trade minister.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of talk

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If this is true, the anonymous e-mailer, who worked at Domino’s with Webb, had inflated a report of some harmless chitchat between Crosby and her tenants into an actionable violation of jurors’ instructions not to discuss the case.

— James Lasdun, New Yorker, 26 May 2026
For decades, late-night TV has introduced trailblazers trying to break, or reinvent, the staid routine of stand-up monologues and celebrity chitchat.

— David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026

Definition of chitchat

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George Seaton, the Academy president, natters on about the 50th birthday of film, and the worldwide context of the current films, a tacit dig at TV.

— Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
Ask me for something to watch — and listen to me natter on for much too long, leaping from one title to another.

— Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2022

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