noun
- Light informal conversation for social occasions.
- synonyms: chit-chat, chit chat, small talk, gab, gabfest, gossip, tittle-tattle, chin wag, chin-wag, chin wagging, chin-wagging, causerie
verb
- Talk socially without exchanging too much information.
- usage: "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
- synonyms: chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit
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