chatting up

A form of chat up — To talk to (someone) in a friendly, open, or casual manner, sometimes also in a charming or affected manner, usually to curry favor, and sometimes flirtatiously with the intention of establishing a romantic or sexual encounter or relationship with that person.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of chat up
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chatting up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chatting%20up

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“chatting up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chatting%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chatting up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chatting%20up.

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