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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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Authorities appeared to link multiple online chat names to Fallon’s email address, charges show.

— Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
The sting also relied on the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force program, which set up an undercover chat operation to communicate with suspects.

— Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of chat

Noun

When Zayn lost the WWE title to Punk less than two weeks after winning it, there was a lot of chatter that he had been shortchanged and would never get a crack at the WWE title again.

— Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Out on the field, chatter started from fans above the Tigers’ dugout.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of chatter

Noun

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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