chat-upadj.

Brit.

/ˈtʃatʌp/, U.S.

/ˈtʃædəp/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: English to chat up.

Etymology: < to chat up (see chat v.¹ 5).

Chiefly British.

Designating or relating to flirtatious conversation. Chiefly in chat-up line n. = pickup line n. at pickup n. and adj. Compounds 3.

ΚΠ

1986 Guardian 22 Feb. 18 I learned some chat-up lines.

1997 B. MacLaverty Grace Notes (1998) 44 In chat-up situations men are looking for an intellectual inferior.

1998 A. Warner Sopranos 155 Manda looked him up and down and gave a hefty sneer, Ah don't really think too much of your chat-up patter.

2001 Sydney Morning Herald 19 Dec. 3 He was a love loser because he was no good at chat-up lines in bars.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	chat-up
释义	chat-upadj. Brit. /ˈtʃatʌp/, U.S. /ˈtʃædəp/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: English to chat up. Etymology: < to chat up (see chat v.¹ 5). Chiefly British. Designating or relating to flirtatious conversation. Chiefly in chat-up line n. = pickup line n. at pickup n. and adj. Compounds 3. ΚΠ 1986 Guardian 22 Feb. 18 I learned some chat-up lines. 1997 B. MacLaverty Grace Notes (1998) 44 In chat-up situations men are looking for an intellectual inferior. 1998 A. Warner Sopranos 155 Manda looked him up and down and gave a hefty sneer, Ah don't really think too much of your chat-up patter. 2001 Sydney Morning Herald 19 Dec. 3 He was a love loser because he was no good at chat-up lines in bars. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1986
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