light informal conversation for social occasions

[ Syn: chitchat , chit chat , small talk , gab , gabfest , gossip , tittle-tattle , chin wag , chin-wag , chin wagging , chin-wagging , causerie ]

talk socially without exchanging too much information; the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze

[ Syn: chew the fat , shoot the breeze , chat , confabulate , confab , chitchat , chatter , chaffer , natter , gossip , jaw , claver , visit ]