chat up

phrasal 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.

Examples of chat up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Old Hollywood was represented in a cameo from Toby Maguire, keeping it low key in a black baseball cap, who was seen chatting up attendees near the DJ booth. —

Matt Donnelly, Variety, 9 Aug. 2024 Consider chatting up a prospective travel companion to find out what your options are. —

Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2024 While waiting for orders at McDonalds, Chipotle, or Burger King, Fonseca would chat up other Brazilian delivery workers. —

Lauren Smiley, WIRED, 10 July 2024 Andy Cohen may be busy chatting up celebrities every night as the host of Bravo's Watch What Happens Live — but his life off camera is just as entertaining thanks to his two young kids. —

Meredith Lepore, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for chat up

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