chat
pronunciation
How to pronounce chat in British English:
UK [tʃæt]
How to pronounce chat in American English:
US [tʃæt]
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- Noun:
- an informal conversation
- birds having a chattering call
- songbirds having a chattering call
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- Verb:
- talk socially without exchanging too much information
Word Origin
- chat (v.)
- mid-15c., "talk idly, babble," short for chatter (v.). Meaning "to converse familiarly" is from 1550s. Sense of "flirt with, ingratiate oneself with" (in later use often with up (adv.)) is from 1898. Related: Chatted; chatting.
- chat (n.)
- 1520s, "chatter, frivolous talk;" see chat (v.). Meaning "familiar conversation" is from 1570s. Chat show, for what in U.S. is a talk show, attested from 1969. Chat room in the online sense is attested by 1994, from the days when AOL ruled the Web.
Example
- 1. Forums and chat rooms are loaded with them .
- 2. You can talk with them or mute and chat with them .
- 3. Their chat and opinion programs spread innuendo daily .
- 4. In the old days one could chat for hours .
- 5. Do you chat with people in the hallways and reveal your own weaknesses to them ?