Noun: tittle-tattle 'ti-t(u)l,ta-t(u)l
- Light informal conversation for social occasions
"The cocktail party was filled with tittle-tattle about recent movies and local events";
- chitchat [informal], chit-chat [informal], chit chat [informal], small talk, gab [informal], gabfest [N. Amer, informal], gossip, chin-wag [Brit, informal], chin-wagging [Brit, informal], causerie, bavardage [literary], chinwag [Brit, informal]
- Speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
"The old man tittle-tattled on about the weather";
- chatter, piffle [informal], palaver [informal], prate, twaddle [informal], clack [informal], maunder, prattle, blab [informal], gibber, tattle, blabber [informal], gabble, vapour [Brit, Cdn], vapor [US], rabbit [Brit, informal], jibber-jabber, witter [Brit, informal], twattle [UK, dialect], yatter [Brit, informal], yabber [informal]
Derived forms: tittle-tattled, tittle-tattles, tittle-tattling
Type of: chat, confab [informal], confabulation, mouth, natter [informal], schmoose [informal], schmooze [informal], speak, talk, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize