chat

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an informal conversation
  2. noun birds having a chattering call
  3. noun songbirds having a chattering call

Etymology

Clipping of chatter. The bird sense refers to the sound of its call.

In classic literature

Synonyms

confab, confabulation, schmooze, schmoose

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