Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗To be engaged in informal conversation. · To talk a while in a friendly manner. · To talk of; to discuss. · To chat shit (to speak nonsense, to lie).
Informal conversation. · An exchange of text or voice messages in real time through a computer network, resembling a face-to-face conversation. · A chat room, especially (in later use) one accompanying a videoconference or live stream. · The entirety of users, viewed collectively, in a chat room, especially the chat room accompanying a live stream.
Used to introduce a question, to address all the other people present.
Etymology tree Middle English cheteren, chiteren (Imitative)der. Middle English chateren English chatterclip. English chat Clipping of chatter. The bird sense refers to the sound of its call.
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