chitchat

nouns

light informal conversation for social occasions
causerie, chin wag, chin wagging, chin-wag, chin-wagging, chit chat, chit-chat, chitchat, gab, gabfest, gossip, small talk, tittle-tattle

verbs

talk socially without exchanging too much information
"the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
chaffer, chat, chatter, chew the fat, chit-chat, chitchat, claver, confab, confabulate, gossip, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze, visit
is derived from
chit chat
is derived from
chit-chat