Noun: causerie ,kowz'ree or ,kow-zu'ree or kow-zu-ree
- Light informal conversation for social occasions
"The cocktail party was filled with causerie about recent movies and local events";
- chitchat [informal], chit-chat [informal], chit chat [informal], small talk, gab [informal], gabfest [N. Amer, informal], gossip, tittle-tattle, chin-wag [Brit, informal], chin-wagging [Brit, informal], bavardage [literary], chinwag [Brit, informal]
Derived forms: causeries
Type of: chat, confab [informal], confabulation, natter [informal], schmoose [informal], schmooze [informal]
Encyclopedia: Causerie