chat up
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Meaning · English
to talk to someone in a friendly and flirtatious way
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
Nói chuyện với ai đó một cách thân thiện và tán tỉnh
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Literally: to talk up
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
He chatted up the girl at the bar all night
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “chat up” mean?
to talk to someone in a friendly and flirtatious way Literally: to talk up
Is “chat up” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.