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idle chatter

NOUN
small talk
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blather chatter chitchat pleasantry
WEAK
babble beauty-parlor chitchat blab casual conversation chat conversation gab gossip idle chat idle talk jabber light talk polite remark prattle rumors table talk trivial conversation yakking

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The episode is full of idle chatter: Wilkins explains that she’s had to change her posting habits since getting booed up with the head of the FBI.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025

And as the affable big man and his teammates prepared to face the Orlando Magic in this year’s opening round, he brushed off his assessment as idle chatter.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2024

Like Havel, he hated idle chatter and would reply to discussions on the wrongs of the world with, "Well, what are we going to do about it?"

From Reuters • Nov. 12, 2023

Meanwhile, your relationship with her takes on an easier rapport since you secured that seat; maybe you even sprinkle in some idle chatter or a wry observation with your drink order.

From Salon • Jun. 24, 2023

Kainene was looking at her woodenly, as if she had broken their unspoken rule and tried to start idle chatter.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie