The story
Reduplication of chat. Compare tittle-tattle, flim-flam, pitter-patter, etc.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
chit-chat
Today it means: Light conversation; casual talk, usually about trivial matters. Full definition →
Today it means: Light conversation; casual talk, usually about trivial matters. Full definition →
Reduplication of chat. Compare tittle-tattle, flim-flam, pitter-patter, etc.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.