chat up
verb
chatted up; chatting up; chats up
informal
: to talk informally with (someone, such as someone one is attracted to)
He tried to chat up a girl at the dance.
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In what turns out to be the biggest moment in Neil’s young serving career, the handyman and Berzatto family friend keeps his composure and colorfully chats up the diner everyone believed was the Michelin-star inspector.
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Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Time,
26 June 2026
Not the fun stuff — waving down at your antlike neighbors, chatting up green alien dudes — but the dicey stuff like zero gravity and sound and communication distortions?
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Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
Smullen, who represents parts of the district in the state Assembly, is running a traditional campaign, chatting up voters at volunteer firehouses and community events.
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Michael Hill,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
His paella has become a beloved tradition—an excuse to gather with friends, chat up strangers, maybe sip a glass of wine.
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Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Time,
26 June 2026
Not the fun stuff — waving down at your antlike neighbors, chatting up green alien dudes — but the dicey stuff like zero gravity and sound and communication distortions?
—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
Smullen, who represents parts of the district in the state Assembly, is running a traditional campaign, chatting up voters at volunteer firehouses and community events.
—
Michael Hill,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
His paella has become a beloved tradition—an excuse to gather with friends, chat up strangers, maybe sip a glass of wine.
—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for chat up
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“Chat up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chat%20up. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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