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Definition of Chat up
1. Verb. Talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions. "Sam wants to chat up with Sue "; "My husband never flirts with other women"
Generic synonyms: Speak, Talk
Specialized synonyms: Wanton, Vamp
Derivative terms: Coquetry, Coquette, Dalliance, Flirt, Flirt, Flirtation, Flirting, Masher, Romance, Romance
2. Verb. Talk to someone with the aim of persuading him.
Definition of Chat up
1. Verb. (transitive idiomatic) 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chat Up
Literary usage of Chat up
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Popular Science Monthly (1878)
"... the assassin of President Lincoln, that " I and Lincoln often have a cozy chat
up here. We agree that it was just as well I shot him. ..."
2. A Hedonist's Guide to Prague by Tremayne Carew Pole (2004)
"Distinctly chilled, it's not the sort of place to chat up on be chatted up, but
instead a great ban to go and eat, drink and chat the night away. ..."
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