chitter-chatter
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a reduplication of chatter. Compare chit-chat from chat; pitter-patter from patter; etc.
Noun[edit]
chitter-chatter (countable and uncountable, plural chitter-chatters)
- Light and lively discussion.
- Talk about trivial or nonsensical matters; inconsequential or incessant conversation.
- (dialectal) The chattering of teeth due to trembling, shivering, etc.
Verb[edit]
chitter-chatter (third-person singular simple present chitter-chatters, present participle chitter-chattering, simple past and past participle chitter-chattered)
- To talk trivially, nonsensically, or incessantly.