chit

Example Sentences

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They will then understand the chit as worthless, which must mean the exclusion of the debtor from the game.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

But some shoppers told the BBC they're happy to skip the queues and the chit chat if it speeds up their shop.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2024

His conversation with Strunk didn’t last long, more of an introduction followed by some quick chit chat.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 11, 2023

Most birds migrate at night, and many give a species-specific "chit," "zeep" or other call-note while in flight.

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2022

They called you Ditchwater Sal, when you were a young chit of a thing, thought the witch-queen, but she did not say this aloud.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman