From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Chitchat \Chit"chat\, n. [From {Chat}, by way of reduplication.]
Familiar or trifling talk; prattle.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chitchat
n 1: light informal conversation for social occasions [syn:
{chitchat}, {chit-chat}, {chit chat}, {small talk}, {gab},
{gabfest}, {gossip}, {tittle-tattle}, {chin wag}, {chin-
wag}, {chin wagging}, {chin-wagging}, {causerie}]
v 1: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the
men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn:
{chew the fat}, {shoot the breeze}, {chat}, {confabulate},
{confab}, {chitchat}, {chit-chat}, {chatter}, {chaffer},
{natter}, {gossip}, {jaw}, {claver}, {visit}]
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