chitchat
n : light informal conversation for social occasions [syn: small
talk, gab, gabfest, gossip, tittle-tattle, chin-wag,
chin-wagging, causerie]
v : talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the
men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
[syn: chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate,
confab, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw,
claver, visit]
[also: chitchatting, chitchatted]