What is the meaning of chew the fat?

Talk socially without exchanging too much information.
- usage: "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
- synonyms: shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit

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