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- noun
Gossip ; mindlessbanter . - verb To engage in
small talk , todiscuss unimportant matters.
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Examples
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I didn't want to get involved in idle chit-chat about nothing, meet somebody when they were drunk, call them the next day and have to remind them of the conversation we had.
David Wygant: The Post-Divorce Adult Challenge David Wygant 2011
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I guess a tiny thank you to Sheila would be in order and yeah, a visual art chit-chat would be very groovy.
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Never has she heard the cry of the chit-chat, the voice of her husband, the babble of her child.
The Sun of the Wolf 2010
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I didn't want to get involved in idle chit-chat about nothing, meet somebody when they were drunk, call them the next day and have to remind them of the conversation we had.
David Wygant: The Post-Divorce Adult Challenge David Wygant 2011
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Just on the outside chance you are not steeped in the Oprah's gospel or missed her mutual admiration society chit-chat with Piers Morgan last night, here's all you need to know for your spiritual direction.
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Never has she heard the cry of the chit-chat, the voice of her husband, the babble of her child.
The Son of the Wolf 2010
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They even sought to edit out what they consider irrelevant chit-chat on hours of FBI wiretap recordings, evidence at the heart of the government case, including a reference in one conversation to Blagojevich's famously bountiful locks.
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The supervisor comes up and tries to chit-chat with me about the gym and how nice it is, etc.
This Gym Membership Postcard Is Confusing And Full Of Lies - The Consumerist 2009
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It's fits well with your post about finding the right words to say to someone instead of the simple chit-chat we usually throw out there upon first meeting.
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There's a bit of chit-chat, then it's time to work.
Dancing in Wonderland Pia Catton 2011
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