Etymology

chatty

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Today it means: Of a person, chatting a lot or fond of chatting. Full definition →

English chat ← Middle English chateren
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chatty · adjective1

  1. Middle Englishcheteren, chiteren (Imitative)
  2. Middle Englishchateren
  3. Englishchatterclip.
  4. Englishchat
  5. English todaychatty

From chat (“informal conversation”) + -y.

chatty · adjective2

From chat (“louse”) + -y.

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