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CHANCE - CHAUFFEUR

CHANCE - adjectives
• ADVENTUROUS † occurring or coming by chance; casual, fortuitous, accidental ...c1374
• HAPPIOUS †* fortuitous; chancy ...1387-8
• ON A HIDING TO NOTHING in a position from which there can be no successful outcome; with absolutely no chance, esp. in a sporting contest ...L19 sl.
chance, adverbs
• ADVENTUROUSLY † by chance, accidentally, casually ...c1460
• BECHANCE † by chance ...1548
• DANGER a chance, a possibility; a likelihood ...1920s sl.
• HAPLY by chance or accident; perhaps; maybe ...1362 now arch.
• HAPPENLY SO by chance ...1918 Amer. dial.
• HAPPILY by chance; perhaps; maybe ...1377 arch.
• HAPPY BY LUCKY at a chance, at all hazards, by chance ...1854 Eng. dial.
• HAPPY-GO-LUCKY as luck would have it; by chance; haphazard ...1672
chance - nouns
• ACCIDENCE † mishap, chance; fortuitous circumstance ...1393
• ACCIDENCY † a fortuitous circumstance or acquisition; a chance; a windfall ...1864
• ADVENTURE † 1. that which comes to us, or happens without design; chance, fortune, luck ...c1230
† 2. a chance occurrence; an event, an accident ...a1300
• BETIDE †* befalling, event, fortune, chance ...1590
• CHINAMAN'S CHANCE (now usually offensive) an extremely slim chance or no chance at all ...1911 Amer. sl.
• CASE † chance, hazard, hap ...1340-70
• CAST † a throw or stroke of fortune; hence, fortune, chance, opportunity; lot, fate ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CASUAL † a casual event, a chance ...1566
• CASUALITY † chance; a chance or casual occurrence, contingency; esp. an unfortunate occurrence, accident, casualty ...1540
• CASUALTY † chance, accident ...1423
• DANGER a chance, a possibility; a likelihood ...1920s sl.
• ELECTION a chance, likelihood, prospect ...1790 Eng. dial.
• EQUAL WAGER an even chance ...1742
• ETTLE chance, opportunity ...1768 Sc.
• EVEN BREAK an equal chance ...1911 US
• EVEN SHAKE a fair chance, fair treatment; an equal chance ...1830 US
• EVEN WAGER an even chance ...1638
• FAIR BREAK a fair chance ...1926 US
• FAIR BUCK a fair chance ...1940s NZ sl.
• FAIR CRACK OF THE WHIP fair treatment; equal opportunity; a reasonable chance ...1929 Aust. sl.
• FAIR DINKUM a fair chance, fair treatment ...1890 Aust. sl.
• FAIR POP a good opportunity, a fair chance ...L19 sl.
• FAIR SHAKE a fair chance, an equitable bargain, just treatment, an honest arrangement ...1830 Amer. dial.
• FAIR SPIN fair treatment, a reasonable chance ...1910s sl.
• FAIR SUCK a fair or equal chance ...1960s Aust. & NZ sl.
• FAIR SUCK OF THE PINEAPPLE a fair or equal chance ...1960s Aust. & NZ sl.
• FAIR SUCK OF THE SAUCE BOTTLE a fair or equal chance; an equal opportunity  ...1960s Aust. & NZ sl.
• FAIR SUCK OF THE SAUSAGE a fair or equal chance ...1960s Aust. & NZ sl.
• FAIR SUCK OF THE SAV a fair or equal chance ...1960s Aust. & NZ sl.
• FAIR SUCK OF THE STICK a fair or equal chance ...1960s Aust. & NZ sl.
• FARE condition, circumstances; chance, lot ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAT CHANCE no chance at all ...M19 sl.
• FAT SHOW no chance at all ...1930s NZ sl.
• FLYER a chance, a gamble ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• GOOD SHAKE, A a fair or equal chance, fair treatment ...1830 US
• GRAB a chance ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HAND-HAP a chance, hazard ...Bk1905 Sc.
• HAP chance or fortune (good or bad) that falls to anyone; luck, lot ...c1205 arch.
• HAP-LUCK chance ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAPPEN-CHANCE a chance or accidental occurrence; a coincidence ...Bk1905 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• HAPPEN-SO a chance or accidental occurrence; a coincidence ...1908 Amer. dial.
• HAPPY-GO-LUCKY chance, accident ...1887 Eng. dial.
• HAPS an event or occurrence which befalls one; a chance, accident, happening; often, an unfortunate event, mishap, mischance ...c1205
• JEOPARDY † an even chance; an undecided state of affairs; uncertainty; chance ...c1374
• MAIDEN-CHANCE a first chance or opportunity ...1861 Sc.
• MAKINGS opportunities; chances; openings ...1866 Eng. dial.
• ONE-EIGHT-SEVEN no possibility, no chance ...1996 US sl.
• SHOW a prospect, chance, promise; an opportunity, opening ...1856 Amer. dial.
• SHOWING a prospect, chance, promise; an opportunity, opening ...1884  Amer. dial.
• SIGHT an opportunity, chance, prospect ...1849 Amer. dial.
• SLANT a chance ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• SNOWBALL'S CHANCE IN HELL no chance or possibility whatever ...1934 Amer. sl.
• TO-FALL † that which befalls or falls to anyone; a chance, accident, casualty ...1562
• VANTAGE † an opportunity; a chance ...1592
• VENTURE † fortune, luck; chance ...a1450
chance - person
• FEATHERHEAD one who takes foolish chances ...1965 Amer. dial.
chance - verbs
• ANTER to venture, to chance ...1742 Sc.
• AUNTER to venture, to chance ...1742 Sc.
• BECHANCE to happen by chance ...Bk1911 Sc.
• HAPPEN-CHANCE to come by chance or accident ...1962 Amer. dial.
• HAPPEN-SO to come about by chance ...1954 Amer. dial.
• HAVE A CALL UPON to have the first chance of or with ...c1895 colloq.
• MAKE A BALK OF GOOD GROUND to waste or throw away a good chance ...1605
• ODDS to risk, to take a chance ...1958 sl.
• TAKE A FLIER to take a chance, to gamble, esp. financially ...L19 US sl.
• TAKE A FLYER to take a chance, to gamble, esp. financially ...L19 US sl.
• TAKE ONE'S DERRY to take a chance ...B1900 Eng. dial.
chance - interjecions/phrases
• BY GUESS AND BY GOLLY hit or miss ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DID A ONE LEGGED MAN EVER WIN AN ASS-KICKING CONTEST? said when there is no chance at all ...1972 Amer. sl.
• DOG'S CHANCE, A no chance at all
• FAIR BUCK! be fair! give me a chance! ...1940s NZ sl.
• FAIR CRACK OF THE WHIP! be fair! give one a chance! ...1924 Aust. & NZ sl.
• FAT CHANCE! no chance at all ...M19 sl.
• FAT SHOW! no show or chance at all ...1948 NZ sl.
• HASN'T GOT A CHINAMAN'S CHANCE no chance at all ...1840s Amer. sl.
• NOT A CAT IN HELL'S CHANCE no chance at all ...1796
• NOT A CAT'S CHANCE no chance at all ...1796
• NOT A CHINAMAN'S CHANCE (now usually offensive) no chance at all ...1911 Amer. sl.
• NOT A HOPE IN HELL no chance whatsoever ...1910s sl.
• NOT A CAT IN HELL'S CHANCE no chance at all ...1930s sl.
• NOT A FAIR POP not a fair chance ...L19 sl.
• NOT A FART'S CHANCE IN A WHIRLWIND no chance at all ...2000s sl.
• NOT A GHOST OF A CHANCE to chance whatsoever ...M19 sl.
• NOT AN EARTHLY no chance at all; absolutely impossible ...M18 sl.
• NOT A SHIT SHOW no chance ...1980s NZ sl.
• NOT A SNOWBALL'S CHANCE no chance at all ...1931
• NOT A SNOWBALL'S CHANCE IN HELL no chance at all ...1931
• NOT THE GHOST OF A CHANCE no chance at all
• ONE'S GOOSE IS COOKED one's chances are at an end ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• ON THE TINNY LUCK by a fortunate chance ...1910s Aust. & NZ sl.
• SPORTING CHANCE a fair chance, although one that cannot be predicted ...L19 sl.
• TAKE A FLYER AT SOMETHING to take a chance at something ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
 
CHANDELIER - nouns
• ALMOND † each of the pendant pieces of crystal used to ornament the branches of a chandelier, candelabrum, etc. ...1764
• CANDLE-BRANCH † a chandelier ...1599
 
CHANGE - adjectives
• LAPSABLE liable to err or fall; liable to pass or change ...1678
• LAPSIBLE liable to err or fall; liable to pass or change ...1678
• NOVATURIENT †* desiring changes or alterations ...1679
• STANDPAT opposing change ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
change  - nouns
• CHANGE-UP a change ...1905 Amer. dial.
• IMMUTATION † change, alteration, transformation ...c1540
• PARALLAX †* change, alteration ...1677
• STANDPATTISM opposition to or refusal to change ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• VARIETY † tendency to change; fickleness; change of purpose or plans ...a1548
• VARIORUM a change, novelty, diversion; a constant variation, a variety, medley ...1761 Sc.
change - verbs
• ALTERATE † to alter, to change ...c1475
• BACK to change, to alter ...1890 Eng. dial.
• CASH IN ONE'S CHIPS to change one's ways ...1895 Amer. sl.
• CHANGE ONE'S SKIN to undergo an unlikely change of character ...Bk1999
• CHANGE ONE'S SPOTS to undergo an unlikely change of character ...Bk1999
• COMMUTATE †* to change ...a1652
• DAFFLE to waver; to change ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALL † to change, to turn into something worse ...1393
• HAUL ONE'S WIND to change one's course of action ...1867
• IMMUTE † to produce a change in; to change, to alter, to transform ...1613 
• LEARN ONE'S RECKONINGS AGAIN to change one's ways ...1899 Eng. dial.
• MUTABILATE †* vb. to change ...c1685
• PALTER † to shift or alter in position; to change ...1577
• PULL A ONE-EIGHTY to make a complete change of direction; to make an about-face ...Amer. sl.
• RING to manipulate; to change ...Bk1903 sl.
• SCAFFLE to change one's mind; to go back from a promise or bargain ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCALE † to change ...1851 Eng. dial.
• SHIFT ONE'S MATTY to alter one's position or policy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SKIFT † 1. to shift, change, or move something ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† 2. to undergo shifting, change, or removal; to change one's place, etc. ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SWALLOW THE ANCHOR to change course; to stop doing something ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
• TACK to change one's opinion, attitude, or conduct ...1637
• TURN THE CAT IN THE PAN to change one's position, to change sides, from motives of interest, etc. ...1622
• VARIATE † 1. to alter; to cause to change ...1566
† 2. to vary or change ...1591 obs.
• WAIVE ONE'S WIT † to change one's mind ...c1400
• WRIXLE † to alter, to change; to confound ...c1400
 
​CHANGEABLE, CHANGING - adjectives
• BRICKLE changeable, uncertain; fickle, not trustworthy  ...1872 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• CANGEANT †* changing ...a1618
• EEMERSOME moody, changeable; generally applied to a person of jolly disposition ...1949 Sc.
• GERFUL † changeable; capricious ...c1374
• HEBDOMADAL changing every week; fickle, changeable ...1796
• MAWKY whimsical, capricious, changeable; peevish, discontented; proud, conceited ...1854 Eng. dial.
• MOONISH † acting as if under the moon's influence;  changeable, fickle, flighty, whimsical, capricious, variable ...c1407 obs. or arch.
• SKITTISH fickle, inconstant, changeable; tricky, difficult to deal with or manage ...1601
• TEPTIOUS snappish, captious; irritating; treacherous, changeable, not to be depended upon ...1876 Eng. dial.
• TICKLE not to be depended on; uncertain; unreliable; changeable; inconstant; capricious; fickle ...13?? now Eng. dial.
• TIFLING turning from side to side; changeable, not to be relied on ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TOTTER-HEADED light-headed, frivolous, changeful ...1662
• VAGARIOUS † variable, inconstant, changing ...1798
• VARIANT * of persons: changeful in disposition or purpose; inconstant, fickle ...c1386
• VARIOUS † 1. of things; undergoing or subject to variation or change; variable, changeful ...1552
† 2. of persons: changeable in character; inconstant, unstable; fickle ...1636
• WAFFLE changeable, irresolute; feeble, weak; worthless ...1867 Sc.
• WANKLE † unsteady, insecure; changeable, unsettled, precarious; inconstant, wavering; also, weak in health, delicate, sickly ...c888 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WANTON † of a material substance: changeable ...1681
• WEATHERCOCKY fickle, changeable, inconstant ...1886
• WIDDERY-MINDED vacillating; changeable ...B1900 Eng. dial.
changeable, changing - nouns
• UNCONSTABILITY want of stability; inconstancy; changeableness ...1611
• UNCONSTANTY † inconstancy, changeableness ...1563
• VARIANCY * changeability; variance ...1888
• VARIOUSNESS † changeableness; inconstancy; variability ...1607
• VERSABILITY † changeableness ...1721
changeable, changing - person
• CHANGING-PIECE † a term of contempt for one who is fickle or changeable ...17C
• MOVABLE † a changeable person; a person given to moving from place to place, an itinerant ...1621-2

CHANGED - adjectives
• ALTERATE † altered, changed ...c1450

CHANGING - adjectives
• CHANGEANT †* changing ...c1620
• HEBDOMADAL changing every week; fickle, changeable ...1796
• SLIDDERY † changing, uncertain, fleeting ...a1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• VAGARIOUS † variable, inconstant, changing ...1798
changing - nouns
• VANE an unstable or constantly changing thing ...1588
changing - person
• VANE an unstable or constantly changing person ...1588
 
CHANNEL - nouns
• CANNEL † channel, passage ...1561
• FAIRWAY a navigable channel in a river or between rocks, sandbanks, etc.; the usual course or passage of a vessel on the sea or in entering and leaving a harbour ...1584
• FARE-WAY a navigable channel in a river or between rocks, sandbanks, etc.; the usual course or passage of a vessel on the sea or in entering and leaving a harbour ...1883
• GAT an opening between sandbanks; a channel, a strait ...1723
• GATE an opening between sandbanks; a channel, a strait ...1723
• KILL a natural waterway, esp. a stream, a creek, a channel ...1639 Amer. dial.
• NAVIGATION † a natural inland channel ...1720
• SCOUR a race or run of water; a channel ...1897 Sc.
• THOROUGHFARE a waterway connecting two larger bodies of water; a channel ...1699 Amer. dial.
• THRUM a narrow passage or channel between rocks, through which water runs ...1809 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• VEIN a channel or lane of water ...1606
 
CHANT - nouns
• CANTATA † a song, chant ...a1754 nonce use
chant - verbs
• CANT † to chant, to sing; to repeat in a sing-song manner; to intone ...1652
• CANTILLATE to chant; to recite with musical tones ...1864
• YELL † to sing loudly, to chant ...1387
 
CHANTING - nouns
• CANTILLATION chanting, intoning, musical recitation ...1864
 
CHAOS, CHAOTIC - adjectives
• ALL OVER THE PLACE LIKE A MADWOMAN'S CUSTARD in chaos, in utter disarray ...1953 Aust.
• ALL OVER THE PLACE LIKE A MADWOMAN'S KNITTING in chaos, in utter disarray ...1953 Aust.
• ALL OVER THE PLACE LIKE A MADWOMAN'S LUNCH-BOX in chaos, in utter disarray ...1953 Aust.
• ALL OVER THE PLACE LIKE A MADWOMAN'S SHIT in chaos, in utter disarray ...1953 Aust.
• ALL TO HELL in chaos ...19C sl.
• ARSEY BOO chaotic, unorganized ...1988 NZ sl.
• GONE TO HELL in chaos ...19C sl.
• HAYWIRE out of control; crazy; in wild disorder; chaotic ...1920  US sl.
• SHAMBOLIC chaotic, disorderly ...L20 colloq.
• TAP-AND-TEERIE chaotic, muddled, disorderly ...1827 Sc.
• TAPSALTEERIE chaotic, muddled, disorderly ...1827 Sc.
chaos, chaotic - nouns
• CAFFUFFLE chaos, confusion ...1975 Barbados sl.
• CHASSIS a chaotic, unpleasant, confused state ...M19 sl.
• CHINAMAN'S NIGHTMARE an example of uncontrollable confusion; chaos ...1982 Amer. sl.
• CHINESE FIRE DRILL a scene of great confusion; a chaotic situation ...1961 Amer. dial.
• CIRCLE JERK chaos, a mess ...1970s US sl.
• DERAY uproar, merriment, noise, disorder, chaos, disarray; a noisy party ...1727 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LAGGERY a mess; a state of muddle or chaos ...1914 Sc.
• OLE-MAS a shambles, chaos, confusion ...20C W. Indies sl.
• PANDOMIE an uproar, chaos, pandemonium, 'hell let loose' ...1911 Sc.
• POLISH FIRE DRILL a scene of great confusion; a chaotic situation ...1978 Amer. dial.
• RAG ORDER chaotic disorder; a mess ...1983 UK military sl.
• RING JERK chaos, a mess ...1970s US sl.
• SNAFU a term used in a chaotic, confused, or fouled-up situation; Situation Normal, All Fucked-Up", or "Situation Normal, All Fouled-Up" ...World War II military usage
• SNARL-UP a chaotic mess; often applied to a near-gridlock in a traffic system ...1960 UK sl.
• TOHU AND BOHU that which is empty and formless; chaos; disorder; utter confusion ...1619
• TOHU-BOHU that which is empty and formless; chaos; disorder; utter confusion ...1619
• TOPHET a place or state of wild chaos and warring elements; a roaring furnace; a raging whirlpool, a maelstrom ...1837
chaos, chaotic - person
• HAPHAZARDER - * a person who takes a haphazard approach; one who acts randomly or chaotically ...1904
chaos, chaotic - phrases
• BACKBONE TO BREAKFAST TIME very unsatisfactory, totally confused, chaotic ...1900s US sl.

CHAOTICALLY - adverbs
• OMNIUM GATHERUM † chaotically, confusedly ...1648
 
CHAP - see MAN
 
CHAP - nouns
• HACK a crack or chap in the skin, generally caused by exposure to cold, wet, or frost ...1808 Sc.
chap - verbs
• GAIG of the hands: to crack or chap ...Bk1900 Sc.
• HACK of the skin: to chap or crack; to make or become rough ...c1779 Sc.
• SCOURGE to become red and sore; to chap ...1892 Eng. dial.
 
CHAPEL - nouns
• MASS-CLOSET † a Roman Catholic chapel ...1656
• MASSING CLOSET † a Roman Catholic chapel ...1656
• MEETING-HOUSE a Non-conformist chapel; an Irish Presbyterian church ...1858 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• ORATORY a place of prayer; a small chapel or shrine ...a1300
• ORATOUR † a place of prayer; a small chapel or shrine; a room or building for private worship ...a1300
• PREACHING-SHOP a church; more generally, a chapel ...c1840 colloq.
 
CHAPERON(E) - person
• ALARM CLOCK a chaperon(e) ...1920s US college sl.
• BIRD DOG - a chaperon at a school dance ...c1935 Amer. student sl.
• DAISY-PICKER one who accompanies a couple on a country walk, 'brought to keep off gossip'; a chaperone ...L19 Anglo-Irish usage
• MUFFIN a man that chaperons or acts as companion to women ...M19 sl.
 
CHAPLAIN - person
• ABBEY-CROAKER - the chaplain of Newgate ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• BISH - a bishop; a chaplain ...1875 humorous
• CAPELLANE - † one who officiates in a chapel - a chaplain - a keeper of the sacred relics ...a1661
• DEVIL BEATER - a chaplain ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DEVIL TEASER - a chaplain ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
• GI JESUS - a military chaplain of the Christian faith ...1944 US military usage
• G.I. SKY PILOT - a chaplain ...Bk1945 G.I. jive usage
• GOD-BOTHERER - a parson, priest, or chaplain ...1937 Brit. sl., orig. services' usage
• JOSS-MAN - a chaplain ...1889 Amer. navy sl.
• LADY GREEN - a prison chaplain ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• MAN-MINISTER - † a chaplain ...1715
• PADRE - 'father'; a title applied in Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Spanish America to the regular clergy; hence, applied by English soldiers and sailors to a chaplain; a clergyman ...1584
• SAINT MARY PRIEST - † a chaplain employed to say mass in honour of the Virgin Mary ...1446
• SIN BOSUN, THE - the ship's chaplain ...c1925 Royal Navy usage
• SIN-HOUND - a chaplain; a parson ...E20 US sl.
• SKY PILOT - a military or naval chaplain ...1883 sl.
chaplain - verbs
• BISH to officiate in the absence of the chaplain ...c1939 services’ sl.
 
CHAPPED - adjectives
• HAZLED rough, chapped like the skin in frosty weather ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• SCRAN'D of the skin: chapped ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
 
CHAPTER - nouns
• CAPITELE † a chapter of a book ...1340
• CAPITLE † a chapter of a book ...1340
• PACE † a chapter in a narrative or other writing; a section, division, chapter, etc. ...a1300
 
CHARACTER - nouns
• CARACT † a mark, sign, or character ...1377
• ENGINE intellect, genius, mental capacity; disposition, character ...1631 Sc.
• HARRASKAP character ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HEART † disposition, temperament, character ...a1225
• MANURANCE † cultivation or training of the character or faculties ...1594
• TAR(R)AGE † quality, character, nature ...1429
character - verbs
• KNOW SOMEONE LIKE A BOOK to have a thorough knowledge of someone's character
• PULL SOMEONE'S COVERS to reveal a person's true character ...1970 US sl.
• TURN to show one's character; to act, to conduct one's self ...1902 Amer. dial.

CHARACTERISTIC - adjectives
• FEATURELY having strongly marked features; characteristic; typical ...c1819
characteristic - nouns
• HEADMARK the natural characteristics of a person or animal, the countenance; observation of the features of a person or animal ...1715 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PARTICULARITY a personal or private trait or characteristic; an idiosyncrasy; a detail, a particular ...1783 Sc.
• STRIPE a characteristic ; kind ...1613 colloq.
• TACHE † a distinctive mark, quality, or habit; a trait, a characteristic, good or bad ...a1400-50 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
 
CHARCOAL - nouns
• FIRE COAL a piece of charcoal; an ember ...1854 Amer. dial.
 
CHARGE - adjectives
• UP ON ONE of a police officer: on a charge, standing accused ...1974 UK sl.
charge - nouns
• ACCUSE †* the act of accusing or charging with crime; charge, accusation ...1593
• ACCUSEMENT † the act of accusing or charging with an offense; an accusing; an accusation, a charge ...c1374
• BUM RAP a false charge ...1926 sl., chiefly US
• CALUMNY a false charge; a slanderous or libellous statement or report ...LME
• D AND D a charge of being drunk and disorderly; one who is drunk and disorderly ...1889 US police sl.
• D AND I the criminal charge of drunk and incapable ...1970s sl.
• DAB a criminal charge; a prison disciplinary charge ...1996 UK sl.
• G RAP a charge made by federal officers ...1937 US sl.
• HABITUAL, THE a criminal charge alleging habitual criminal status ...1972 US sl.
• IMPOSITION † imputation, accusation, charge ...1611
• IMPUTE †* an accusation, charge ...1649
• ONSAW † a charge against a person, an accusation; reproach, opprobrious language ...c1000
• TAINTURE † accusation, charge ...1621
• THREAP a pertinacious assertion; an indictment, charge, representation of facts ...1742 Sc.
• WALK a release from a charge ...1950s sl.
charge - verbs
• BESPEAK † to speak against; to charge, to accuse; to oppose ...a1000
• CALUMNIATE to slander, to defame; to make false charges against ...M16
• DECLARE † to clear a person of a charge or imputation ...1460
• DING IN SOMEONE'S TEETH to bring up old offenses, to charge, to accuse ...1897 Eng. dial.
• DO to arrest or charge someone ...1784 Brit. sl.
• FADE A BEEF to cause a complaint or criminal charge to be removed ...1976 US sl.
• HAUL UP to bring someone before a judge or other person in authority in order to answer a charge; to arrest or charge someone ...1865 sl.
• HAVE UP to bring someone before a court to answer a charge; to arrest ...1749 sl.
• IMPOSE † to lay a crime, etc. to the account of; to impute, to charge ...1484
• IMPUTE to accuse of, to charge with ...1596
• PUT ON to arrest and/or charge on the basis of concocted evidence; to 'frame up' ...1910s Aust. criminals' sl.
• PUT THE BITCH ON to file charges against a criminal as a habitual offender ...1960s US prison sl.
• QUIT † to clear a suspected or accused person from a charge; to prove one innocent of ...a1300
• RAP charge; to prosecute, to arrest with a view to prosecution ...20C US sl.
• TAB to charge with a crime ...L19 sl.
• TAB UP to charge with a crime ...L19 sl.

CHARGE (fee) - nouns
• BAD NEWS the amount charged for service, esp. as stated on a bill or restaurant check ...1910 Amer. sl.
charge - verbs
• GYP to cheat; to defraud; to deceive; to charge exorbitantly; to swindle; to renege on one's debts ...1880 Amer. colloq.
• GYPSY to cheat; to defraud; to deceive; to charge exorbitantly; to swindle; to renege on one's debts ...1880 Amer. colloq.
• HORSE IT to charge for more work than has been done ...1857 sl.
• WRITE WITH A FORK to charge three times as much ...c1925 Aust. sl.
 
CHARGEABLE - adjectives
• DEBTABLE †* under pecuniary obligation, chargeable ...1516
 
CHARGED - adjectives
• JACKED UP charged with an offense, esp. while already serving a sentence ...1950s US criminals' sl.
charged - verbs
• BUY to be charged for as a result of damaging, losing, etc. ...1938 Amer. sl.
 
CHARIOT - nouns
• CAR a wheeled vehicle or conveyance; a carriage, chariot, cart, wagon, etc. ...1382
• CART † a carriage of any kind; a chariot ...c1200
chariot - person
• CARTER - † the driver of a chariot - a charioteer ...a1300
• WAGGONER - † the driver of a chariot; a charioteer; chiefly with mythological reference ...1588
• WAGONER - † the driver of a chariot; a charioteer; chiefly with mythological reference ...1588
• WAGONESS - †* a female charioteer ...c1611
 
CHARITABLE - adjectives
• AMOREVOLOUS †* loving; affectionate; kind; charitable ...a1670
• CARITATIVE of charitable or benevolent tendency ...1884
• CHARITATIVE † 1. of the nature of a charitable gift or donation ...1582
† 2. of the nature of charity, charitable ...1647
• ELEEMOSYNARY pert. to alms or almsgiving; charitable ...c1630
• MANLY † humane, charitable; generous ...1377
charitable - nouns
• QUEST a collection for a charitable purpose ...1843 Ireland
charitable - person
• MEAL TICKET one who gives a handout; a charitable person who can be inveigled into giving a tramp a meal ...1900 Amer. dial.
• SAMARITAN - a kind, charitable, or benevolent person ...1640

CHARITABLY - adverbs
• CARITABLY † charitably ...1533
• ELEEMOSYNARILY charitably, by way of charity ...Bk1897
 
CHARITY - adjectives
• ELEEMOSYNARY given or done as an act of charity; gratuitous ...a1620
charity - nouns
• ALMOUS money or food bestowed in charity ...1820 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BENEFACTION the bestowal of money for a charitable purpose ...1674
• DOOR-KNOCK a door-to-door appeal for charity or similar collection ...1950s Aust. sl.
• MENSES charity ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
charity - person
• BASKET-SCRAMBLER † one who scrambles for the dole from a basket, i.e. who lives on charity ...1647
• YELLOW-HAMMER - † a nickname for a charity boy in yellow breeches ...1851
charity - verbs
• BENEFACT † to give in charity ...1594
• LIVE AFORE THE FRIEND to live on the charity of friends ...Bk1898 Eng. dial. 
• QUEST to collect money or provisions as alms ...1843 Ireland
 
CHARLATAN - person
• ANDREW - a clown - a mountebank ...1839 Eng. dial.
• CABOTIN - a low-class actor - a charlatan ...1903
• FAKE - a thief; a swindler - a charlatan - a confidence trickster ...1881 Amer. sl.
• FAKER - a swindler - a charlatan - broadly, a crook ...1881 sl.
• MOUNTEBANK 1. an itinerant charlatan who sold supposed medicines and remedies, frequently using various entertainments to attract a crowd of potential customers; later, also an itinerant entertainer ...1566
2. a charlatan, a person who falsely claims knowledge of or skill in some matter, esp. for personal gain; a person who pretends to be something he or she is not, in order to gain prestige, fame, etc.; a boastful pretender ...1589
• MOUNTED ANDREW - a merry-andrew or mountebank ...Bk1881
• QUACK - an ignorant pretender to medical or surgical skill - one who boasts to have a knowledge of wonderful remedies - an empiric or impostor in medicine - an untrained physician - a charlatan  ...1659
• QUACKSALVER 1. * an ignorant person who pretends to a knowledge of medicine or of wonderful remedies - an untrained physician - a charlatan ...1579
2. one who professes a knowledge or skill concerning subjects of which he is ignorant - a charlatan - a fraudster - a cheat ...1611
• SALTIMBANCO - a mountebank; a quack; a charlatan; a fraudster ...1646
• SHOND - † an infamous person - a deceiver, charlatan, or recreant ...c725
• TOAD-EATER - one who eats toads - originally, the attendant of a charlatan, employed to eat or pretend to eat toads (held to be poisonous) to enable his master to exhibit his skill in expelling poison ...1629
 
CHARLES THE GREAT
• CHAIRLIS THE MANE † Charles the Great, Charlemagne ...c1475 Sc.
 
CHARM (incantation) - nouns
• ABRACADABRA 1. a cabalistic word, formerly used as a charm ...1687 sl.
2. any word charm, verbal jingle, gibberish, nonsense, or extravagancy ...1829 sl.
• BLACK HAND a witchcraft spell, a charm ...1928 Amer. dial.
• CANTATION * incantation, magical charm ...1656
• CANTION † an incantation, a charm ...1656
• CANTRIP a spell or charm of necromancy or witchcraft; a witch's trick or mischievous device ...1719
• CARMINATION †* charm, incantation ...1620
• GALDER † a charm, or incantation ...c1000
• GRIS-GRIS a jinx, charm, spell, or magic force ...1763 Amer. dial.
• MOJO n. magic; magical power; also, a charm; broadly, power or influence of any kind ...1926 Amer. sl.
• MOOJOO a charm, amulet, or spell; magic ...1938 Amer. dial., orig. chiefly Black usage
• SIGALDER †* a charm or incantation ...c1000
• VERDIE a spoken formula or ritual action which is supposed to bring luck; a charm, a superstition ...1879 Sc.
• VIRTUE a charm; a supernatural quality ...1898 Eng. dial.
• WANG in the practice of voodoo: a magical charm or spell ...1851 Amer. dial.
• WANGA in the practice of voodoo: a magical charm or spell ...1851 Amer. dial.
• WONGAH in the practice of voodoo: a magical charm or spell ...1851 Amer. dial.
 
CHARM (attractive quality) - nouns
• FAVOUR † that which conciliates affection or goodwill; attractiveness, comeliness, beauty; an attraction, charm ...c1300 obs. exc. arch.
• MAGNETISM an attractive power or influence, esp. personal charm ...M17
• OLD OIL flattery, insincere charm ...M19 US sl.
• TAKE * 'taking' or captivating quality, charm ...1794
• VENUS † 1. a quality or characteristic that excites love; a charm, grace, or attractive feature ...1540
†* 2. beauty, charm ...1657
charm (attractive quality) - person
• MAC(K)  a person who deceives or tries to charm a member of the opposite sex with seductive words; a successful seducer ...1990s US Black sl.
• MAQUE a person who deceives or tries to charm a member of the opposite sex with seductive words; a successful seducer ...1990s US Black sl.
charm (attractive quality) - verbs
• EFFASCINATE † to charm, bewitch, enchant ...1616
• MOJO to jinx or charm ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SIRENIZE * to delight or charm; to allure or enchant ...1584
• SMOODGE, SMOOGE to charm someone; to win someone around ...1940 Aust. sl.
• TALK BUSINESS to seduce, to charm ...1960s US Black sl.
• WORK to exert one's charm, power, persuasiveness, etc., esp. on an audience; to manipulate ...1851 Amer. sl.

CHARM (amulet) - nouns
• CARACT † a magical character or symbol; a charm ...1393
• HAND an amulet or good luck charm ...1931 Amer. dial.
• LUCKY HAND an amulet or good luck charm ...1938 Amer. dial.
• TOBE an amulet or good-luck charm ...1926 Amer. dial.
• TOBY an amulet or good-luck charm ...1926 Amer. dial.
charm, amulet - person
• TALISMANIST - * one who uses or believes in talismans, amulets, or charms ...1706

CHARMED - verbs
• FALL FOR to be greatly attracted by, esp. a member of the opposite sex; to become charmed or captivated by; to fall in love with ...1903 colloq.
 
CHARMING - adjectives
• CHAWMING charming ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DAISY first-rate, charming ...1886 sl., chiefly US
• DARLING charming, sweet, nice ...1805 UK sl.
• FETCHY charming, attractive ...1908 Amer. dial.
• JOLLY enjoyable, exceedingly pleasant, agreeable, delightful, charming ...1549
• LEPID * charming, elegant ...1619
• LIEF dear, charming, sweet ...1979 Amer. dial.
• SIRENIC * melodious; charming, fascinating, alluring ...a1704
• SIRENICAL * melodious; charming, fascinating, alluring ...1599
• TAKY that takes the fancy or affection; capable of captivating or charming; designed to attract notice and please; alluring, fascinating, attractive, appealing ...1854 colloq.
charming - person
• BIT OF SOAP - a charming girl, though frail ...1883 sl.
• FASCINATOR a charming or attractive person ...1838
• QUEENIE a charming and attractive young woman ...20C US sl.
charming - verbs
• BEAUIDEALIZE to form a beau ideal, or charming conception of ...a1839 nonce word
• HAVE ONE'S FACE MADE OF A FIDDLE to be irresistibly attractive or charming ...c1660 colloq.
 
CHART - nouns
• CARTE † a chart, map, plan, diagram ...1502
• CARTOGRAPHY the drawing of charts or maps ...1859
• CHARTOGRAPHY the drawing of charts or maps ...1859
• GEOGRAPHICAL TABLE † a map or chart ...1610
chart - person
• CARD-MAN † a maker of maps or charts ...1625
• CARTOGRAPHER one who makes or compiles charts or maps ...1863
• CHARTOGRAPHER one who makes or compiles charts or maps ...1880
 
CHARWOMAN - see SERVANT

CHASE - nouns
• CATCH † a chase, pursuit ...c1450 Sc.
• SUIT † pursuit, chase; a pursuit ...c1325
chase - verbs
• ACHILLIZE †* to play Achilles with; to chase as Achilles did the Trojans ...1672
• ADRIVE † to drive away, to chase, to pursue, to follow up ...a1000
• BANNICK to chase, to hunt about ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CATCH † 1. to chase, to drive ...c1250
† 2. to chase, to run, to hasten; to press on ...c1325
• CHIVEY to run after, to chase; to move off quickly ...Bk1890 sl.
• GIN AROUND to chase around ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HALLOW to chase or pursue with shouts; to urge on or incite with shouts ...c1340
• JASS †* to chase ...1577
• LAM to chase ...1934 US criminals' sl.
• LAM OUT to chase, to run after ...1910s US sl.
• QUETCH † to shake; to brandish; to drive, to chase ...c825
• QUITCH † to shake; to brandish; to drive, to chase ...c825
• SCOUSE to drive out, to chase, to harry ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOUT to drive away, to chase ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SHAG to chase, to fetch; to retrieve stray balls; to run an errand ...1910 Amer. dial.
• SUE † to go in pursuit of; to chase, to pursue ...c1275
 
CHASE AWAY - verbs
• CATCH AWAY † to chase away ...c1325
 
CHASED - adjectives
• ACHASED †* chased ...c1440
 
CHASM - nouns
• ABYSM any deep immeasurable space; a profound chasm or gulf; an abyss ...1495
• GAPING a deep opening or chasm in the earth ...1539 arch.
 
CHASTE - adjectives
• CAST † chaste ...c1430
• CASTICAL † making chaste, pure or continent ...1656
• CHASTE AS AN ANGEL extremely chaste ...c1450
• DECENT chaste ...M16
• MODESTIOUS †* modest, chaste in habits ...1547
• WELL-HAINED chaste ...Bk1905 Sc.
chaste - nouns
• IRONCLAD a severely chaste popular play, song, etc. ...Bk1896 sl.
chaste - person
• IRONCLAD a severely chaste girl or woman ...Bk1896 sl.
• MAID a person of chaste life of either sex; a bachelor ...1883 Eng. dial.
• MAIDEN a person of chaste life ...1883 Eng. dial.
• SALAMANDER † a woman who lives chastely in the midst of temptations ...1711
 
CHASTEN - verbs
• KASTIN † to chasten ...c1200
 
CHASTENED - adjectives
• CASTIGATE † subdued, chastened, moderated ...1640
 
CHASTISE - verbs
• ANOINT to flog, to beat, to thrash; to chastise by word or act ...c1500
• BELACE † to beat with stripes; to chastise with a strap ...1736 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BESWINK †* to chastise ...c1175
• CASTE †* to chasten, to chastise ...c1200
• COBNOBBLE to beat, chastise, correct; to knock on the head ...19C Eng. dial.
• DASH ON TO to chastise ...1979 UK sl.
• EAT OUT to rebuke or scold sharply or severely; to berate or verbally chastise someone ...1944 US sl., esp. military usage
• FIGHT † to chastise ...1837 Amer. dial.
• GET ONE'S TAG to whip or chastise one; to disconcert or reprove severely ...1908 Amer. dial.
• HECKLE to chastise, to scold ... E19 Eng. dial.
• LALLOP to beat, to chastise, to strike ...1890 Eng. dial.
• LAMPAY to beat, to chastise; chiefly applied to children ...1783 Eng. dial.
• MALAVOGUE to punish in some dire but undefined way; to beat, to chastise ..1843 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• NEIVE to hit with the fists; to chastise ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NOINT to beat, to thrash, to chastise by word or act ...1843 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• ORDER † to bring into order or submission to lawful authority; hence, to inflict disciplinary punishment on; to correct, to chastise, to punish ...1526
• PALMIE to chastise on the palm of the hand; to administer 'palmies' ...1825 Sc.
• PANDIE to punish, to chastise ...1895 Sc.
• PANDY to punish, to chastise ...1895 Sc.
• PARE to thrash, to beat, to chastise ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAY to beat, to thrash, to chastise ...1714 Sc. & Eng. dial. 
• PIN SOMEONE'S EARS BACK to give a person a sound beating; to defeat a person utterly; to chastise soundly ...1941 Amer. sl.
• POP to beat, to drub, to belabour, to chastise ...1822 Sc.
• QUANT to thrash, to chastise ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAWHIDE to chastise verbally; to scold ...1948 Amer. dial.
• READ ONE'S BEADS to chastise, to berate, to attack someone verbally ...1950s gay sl.
• READ THE DOG-LAW to scold, to read the riot act, to reprimand, to upbraid, to chastise ...1903 Amer. dial.
• RIDE ONE BUG-HUNTING to punish; to chastise; to whip; to beat severely ...1906 Amer. dial.
• SCHOOL to correct, to rebuke, to scold, to chastise ...1746 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOUCE to chastise; to beat with the hand; to box the ears ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOUTHER to reprove, correct, or chastise severely; to blister with rebuke ...1825 Sc.
• TAKE THROUGH HANDS to reprimand, to chastise ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRUM † to beat; to flog; to chastise ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TICKLE to beat, to chastise ...1592
• TWINK † to chastise; to blame; to find fault with ...1747 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WARM ONE'S ONION to punish, to chastise ...B1900 Eng. dial.
 
CHASTISED - adjectives
• CASTIGABLE †* able to be chastised; deserving of chastisement ...1716
chastised - verbs
• GET ONE'S THUDS to be punished, beaten, or chastised ...1887 Sc.
 
CHASTISEMENT - nouns
• AWMAN a thrashing, chastisement ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CASTIGATION † chastisement, corrective punishment or discipline, correction, chastening ...c1397
• CASTIGATORY † an instrument of chastisement ...c1640
• DICTION punishment, chastisement, scolding; generally used in plural ...1924 Sc.
• DOSE chastisement ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DRESS-DOWN chastisement ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DRESSING-DOWN chastisement ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOING-OVER a reprimand or instance of reprimanding; chastisement ...1872 sl., orig. US
• GOOD TRIMMING chastisement ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRUELLING chastisement ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JESSE, JESSIE, JESSY chastisement ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NAUPING a thrashing, a cudgelling; chastisement ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NICTION punishment, chastisement, scolding; generally used in plural ...1924 Sc.
• OVERHAULING a reprimand; a scolding; a thrashing; chastisement ...1833 Amer. dial.
• OVERHAULING AND GOING-OVER chastisement ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ROYAL TRIMMING chastisement ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCOUDRUM chastisement ...1825 Sc.
• SHELLACKING chastisement ...1880 sl.
• TOCO, TOKO chastisement, corporal punishment ...1823 sl.
• TRIMMING a sharp scolding; chastisement; a drubbing, beating, or thrashing ...1899 Amer. dial.
• WHAT-FOR punishment, trouble, a fuss; a reprimand or instance of reprimanding, chastisement ...1873 sl.
• WORKING-OVER chastisement ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WORK-OVER chastisement ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• YARD † a means or instrument of punishment; hence, punishment, chastisement ...a1225
 
CHASTISING - adjectives
• CASTIGATIVE * chastising, corrective, punitive ...1641
• CASTIGATORY chastising, corrective, punitive ...1613
• SCOUTHERIN' threatening, rebuking, chastising ...1874 Sc.
 
CHASTITY - nouns
• CASTIFICATION †* a making chaste; purification; chastity ...1653
• CASTIMONY †* chastity, purity ...1490
• KASTÉ †* chastity ...a1300
• VIRTUE female chastity ...L16
chastity - person
• FALLEN WOMAN one who has surrendered her chastity ...1820
chastity - verbs
• DIVICIATE †* to corrupt, to defile; to deprive a woman of chastity ...c1470
• STUPRATE † to violate a woman; to violate chastity; to ravish, to debauch ...a1548
 
CHAT, CHATTER, CHATTERING - (also see talk, prate, etc.) adjectives
• A-CHATTER chattering ...1828
• BABBLY full of babble, chattering, prating, garrulous ...1865
• BRIBBLE-BRABBLE † chattering, garrulous; quarrelling ...1665
• GABBING talkative, loquacious, chattering ...1810 Sc.
• GABBY chattering, loquacious, talkative ...1724 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GAGGLING garrulous, chattering ...1553
• GANDYING pert, chattering, foolishly talkative ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GARRULOSE † given to much talking; fond of indulging in talk or chatter; loquacious, talkative, always prating ...1727
• GEBBY chattering, loquacious, talkative ...1742 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAFFLING AND JAFFLING chattering, gossiping ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAVERING chattering, nonsensical, gossiping, garrulous ...1721 Sc.
• LOOSE-CLACKED † loquacious, chattering ...1661
• MOTORMOUTHED given to incessant talking or chattering ...1976 Amer. sl.
• NAFFING chattering; peevish; haggling over a bargain ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NASHIE talkative, chattering ...1880 Sc.
• NASHIN chattering, pert ...1825 Sc.
• ON THE WAG of the tongue: chattering ...1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PAITTERING chattering, muttering ...1895 Sc.
• PRATEFUL * full of prate, given to chattering, loquacious, talkative ...1802
• SCLORIN babbling, chattering ...c1870 Sc.
• TWIT-TWAT † addicted to chatter, gossiping ...1677
• WAFFLY given to chattering and gossiping ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
chat, chatter, chattering - adverbs
• NEWSY-LIKE in a chatty manner ...1934 Sc.
chat, chatter, chattering - nouns
• ABBA-DABBA chatter, gossip ...1961 US sl.
• ABDABS, THE empty chatter, nonsense ,,,1940s sl.
• BABBLEMENT noisy, foolish chatter ...1892 Eng. dial.
• BABBLERY † idle talk, chattering, senseless babble or prating; a foolish tale ...1532
• BAL loud talking, chattering ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BARRIKIN chatter ...L19 sl.
• BAVARDAGE idle talk, prattle, chattering ...1835
• BLETHER to talk nonsense; to prattle, to chatter ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRIBBLE-BRABBLE † vain chatter or wrangling; quarrelling ...?1868 obs.
• BUZZ chatter, conversation ...1930 Amer. sl.
• CABALLING gossiping, chattering ...1891 Eng. dial.
• CACKLE idle, inconsequent, noisy chatter ...1676 sl.
• CACKLING chattering, talebearing; used chiefly of women ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADDLEMENT fuss, confusion; gossip, chatter ...1889 Eng. dial.
• CAFFLING gossiping, idle chattering ...L19 Ireland
• CAGMAG chatter, idle talk; gossip; an unsettled argument ...19C Eng. dial.
• CAILEY a call, a friendly visit, chat, gossip among neighbours ...1843 Ireland
• CALEY a call, a friendly visit, chat, gossip among neighbours ...1843 Ireland
• CAMPLE talk, angry words, conversation, chat, a gossiping conversation ...1867 Eng. dial.
• CAYLEY a call, a friendly visit, chat, gossip among neighbours ...1843 Ireland
• CHATTERMAG chatter, talk, gossip ...19C Eng. dial. or colloq.
• CHIN idle talk, chatter, conversation ...1894 Amer. dial.
• CHIN-MUSIC talk; chatter ...Bk1896 sl.
• CHINWAG a chat, a conversation ...1879 sl.
• CONFABULATION a talking together; an easy, familiar talk, conversation, or discourse; a chat ...c1450
• CONVERSATION PIT a sunken area in the floor of a living room where people may gather to chat ...1960s Amer. sl.
• CRACK a friendly chat ...Sc. & Irish
• CRACKLE empty chatter, foolish talk ...L17 sl.
• CRICK-CRACK a talk, a conversation, a chat ...1856 Sc.
• DALLIANCE † talk, confabulation, converse, chat, usually of a light or familiar kind, but also used of serious conversation or discussion ...c1340
• DEBLATERATION chattering; talkativeness ...1817
• EARBASHING an insistent barrage of chatter; constant nagging ...1945 Aust. sl.
• FRABBAJABBA nonsensical chatter ...1950s US sl.
• GAB idle chatter ...19C sl.
• GABBING talk, chatter; gabble ...1774 Sc.
• GABBLE verbosity, chatter ...18C
• GABBLEMENT rapid, unintelligible noise; gabbling; chatter ...1833
• GABFEST an occasion of much chatting and gossiping ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GAB-GASH petulant or pert chatter; voluble talk ...1880 Sc.
• GAB-NASH petulant chattering ...1825 Sc.
• GACK idle talk, chatter ...Bk1900 Ireland
• GAG chatter, as in a restaurant or bar ...L19 sl.
• GAGGLE chatter, gabble ...1668
• GALDER a noisy vulgar laugh; a loud yell; noisy, foolish talk, chatter ...1836 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GAMMON talk, chatter ..1781
• GAMMON AND PATTER † plausible talk, verbose chatter, 'jaw' ...1781 UK sl.
• GARRULING †* the act of chattering or talking volubly ...1549
• GOB talk; chatter ...Bk1896 sl.
• GUMBO-YA-YA a gathering of women at which there is much chatter and gossip ...1941 Amer. dial.
• HABDABS empty chatter, nonsense ...1940s sl.
• HAIVER a gossip, a desultory chat ...1842 Sc.
• HAIVERS foolish talk, chatter, nonsense; rarely used in singular ...1787 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HAVERING chatter, gossip, nonsense ...c1800 Sc.
• HAVERS foolish talk, chatter, nonsense; rarely used in singular ...1787 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HOB-GOB silly, empty talk; gossip, chat ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• JABBER chatter; incoherent, inarticulate, or unintelligible speech, as a foreign language heard by one ignorant of it ...1706 sl.
• JABBERMENT * senseless talk; chatter; nonsense; gibberish ...1644 colloq.
• JANGLE † idle talk, chatter, jabber; an idle word ...1340-70
• JAW abuse; chatter; impudence; any sort of talk ...1748 sl.
• JIBBER-JABBER noisy, nonsensical talk; idle talk; chatter ...B1900 Sc.
• KAFOOSTER useless talk, idle chatter ...1970s US sl.
• KALEY a call, a friendly visit, chat, gossip among neighbours ...1843 Ireland
• KALY a call, a friendly visit, chat, gossip among neighbours ...1843 Ireland
• KECKLE a short, spasmodic laugh; a chuckle; a cackling, chattering; loud chatter; idle or foolish talk ...1820 Sc.
• KEG-MEG chatter, idle talk; an unsettled argument ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• LABRISH gossip, chatter ...1940s W. Indies
• LALLYGAG foolishness, nonsense; idle talk, chatter ...1862 Amer. dial.
• LEDEN noise, din. chatter ...1674 Eng. dial.
• LIDDEN noise, din. chatter ...1674 Eng. dial.
• LOLLYGAG foolishness; nonsense; empty chatter ...M19 sl.
• LINGO talk; chatter ...Bk1896 sl.
• LIP LOBS talk; chatter ...Bk1896 sl.
• MAG prattle, chatter; a talk, gossip, chat ...1778 colloq. & Eng. dial.
• MAGGING chattering, talking ...1814 sl.
• MUSH excessive chatter; a talking to excess ...1913 Amer. dial.
• NATTER grousing, nagging talk; aimless chatter ...1866 Sc.
• NIGGER TALK (derogatory) chatter; irresponsible gossip ...M19 US sl.
• NOISE chatter, nonsense ...Bk1974 colloq.
• ODD TALK chatter, gossip, trifling dialogue ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD TALK chatter, gossip, rhetoric, empty boasting ...20C W. Indies & UK Black sl.
• PAITER chatter, talk; a word ...1838 Sc.
• PALAVER chat, talk, conversation ...1748
• PARTLE prattle, chatter ...1913 Sc.
• PATE prating, chatter ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PATER chatter, talk; a word ...1838 Sc.
• PATTER talk; chatter ...Bk1896 sl.
• PERLAVER chat, talk, conversation ...M18
• PRIBBLE-PRABBLE petty disputation; paltry discussion; vain chatter ...1615 chiefly Eng. dial.
• PRITTLE-PRATTLE * chatter; empty or idle talk; the innocent chattering of children ...1556 now rare or Eng. dial.
• RABBLEMENT † confused, random talk; an idle, purposeless speech; chatter ...1547 obs. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RAG CHEWING talking, esp. chatting or arguing ...L19 US sl.
• RAG-SAUCE chatter; impudence ...c1840 sl.
• RAP n. a friendly chat ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RATTLE noise of any kind; chatter, scolding ...1809 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCANCHUS a story, chat, discussion ...Bk1904 Ireland
• SCANDAL-CRACK a chat involving the repetition of scandal ...1873 Eng. dial.
• SCANMAG chatter, gossip, scandal ...E18 sl.
• SCAVEL-AN'-GOW the noise of confused talking; chatter, scolding; a pack of lies ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SNAFFLE talk; chatter ...Bk1896 sl.
• SPLASHING garrulous or foolish chatter ...L19 sl.
• TALKEE small talk; petty or childish talk, chatter; continuous talk or prattle ...1885 colloq.
• TALKEE-TALKEE small talk; petty or childish talk, chatter; continuous talk or prattle ...1812 contemptuous usage
• TELL a talk, conversation; gossip, chat; tidings, news ...1867 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• TITTLE-TATTLE talk, chatter, prattle; esp. empty or trifling talk about trivial matters; petty gossip ...a1529
• TOLUTILOQUENCE †* talking 'at a trot; voluble speech, talkativeness, chatter ...1656
• TONGUE-WORK chatter, gossip, babble ...1866
• TWIDDLE-TWADDLE foolish chatter, idle talk ...1886
• TWITTLE-TWATTLE † idle talk, chatter, gossip, tittle-tattle ...1556
• TWIT-TWAT † idle talk, chatter, tittle-tattle ...1677
• VILLYAROO foolish talk, idle silly chatter, nonsense ...1866 Sc.
• WAB foolish chatter, nonsense ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALKTALK a stroll on which the walkers chatter together ...1910s Aust. sl.
• WHITTER-WHATTER † chatter; loquacity; trifling conversation ...1808 Sc. obs. or obsolescent
• YABBER speech, language, talk, chatter, a conversation; applied to the speech of the Australian aborigines ...1855 Aust.
• YABBLE chatter, talkativeness ...1819 Sc.
• YACK empty, idle talk; incessant chatter ...1958 sl.
• YACKER talk, chatter ...1959 Aust. sl.
• YACKETY-YACK inconsequential or aimless talk or chatter...1958 UK sl.
• YACKETY-YAK aimless talk or chatter ...E18 
• YACKING inconsequential chatter ...1950s sl.
• YACKY-YAK aimless talk or chatter ...E18 
• YADDA YADDA YADDA predictable, repetitive, essentially meaningless chatter or conversation ...1993 US sl.
• YAFF prattle, chatter ...1868 Sc.
• YAG gossip, chatter; the act of gossiping; a gossip ...1866 Sc.
• YAKETY-YACK aimless talk or chatter ...E18 
• YAKETY-YAK aimless talk or chatter ...E18 
• YAKKAPUKEE talk, chatter ...1950s Aust. sl.
• YAKKETY-YACK aimless talk or chatter ...E18 
• YAKKETY-YAK aimless talk or chatter ...E18 
• YAKKING inconsequential chatter ...1950s sl.
• YAK-YAK loquacious talk or chatter ...1958 sl.
• YAP a conversation or chat ...1930 sl.
• YARN a chat, a talk, a conversation ...1852 Aust. sl.
• YATATA talk, chatter ...1940s US sl.
• YATTER continuous chatter; rambling and persistent talk, gabble ...1832 Sc.
• YATTERIN a noisy chattering ...1923 Sc.
• YATTER-YATTER continuous chatter; rambling and persistent talk ...1832 Sc.
• YOP idle, trivial chatter ...M19 sl., orig. US
chat, chatter, chattering - verbs
• ACKER to chatter ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• AUGER, AUGUR to talk, to converse, to chat ...1908 Amer. dial.
• BAIL UP, BALE UP to stop someone on the street for a chat ...1990s Aust. sl.
• BATSHIT to gossip, to chatter inconsequentially ...1960s US sl.
• BEAT ONE'S CHOPS to talk loudly or to no purpose; to chatter; to complain ...1946  Amer. sl.
• BEAT ONE'S GUMS to talk loudly or to no purpose; to chatter; to complain ...1935 Amer. sl.
• BEAT THE BREEZE to gossip, to chat ...1944 Amer. sl.
• BEAT THE BULL to gossip, to chat ...1974 Amer. sl.
• BEND SOMEONE'S EAR to chatter on interminably and probably tediously ...1940s sl., orig. US
• BLOB to talk indiscreetly or excessively; to blab out, to chat ...1899 Amer. dial.
• BUCK to talk egotistically; to prate and chatter; to let one's tongue run loose ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• BURBLE to chatter pleasantly ...M19 sl.
• BUZZ to chat with, esp. in a cajoling or flirtatious manner; hence to court; also, to accost or proposition ...1866 Amer. sl.
• CACK to cackle, to chatter ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CACKLE to chatter; to talk inconsequentially; to prattle  ...1530 UK
• CADDLE to gossip, to chatter ...1889 Eng. dial.
• CAG to chatter, to gossip ...1875 Eng. dial.
• CAGMAG to chat idly; to gossip ...Eng. dial.
• CAILEY to chat, to gossip ...1892 Ireland
• CALEY to chat, to gossip ...1892 Ireland
• CANK to cackle as geese; to talk rapidly, to chatter ...1741 Eng. dial.
• CARP † to talk much, to prate, to chatter ...1377
• CARVE UP SCORES to reminisce or chat with a friend ...1934 US criminals' sl.
• CAYLEY to chat, to gossip ...1892 Ireland
• CHATTERMAG to chatter ...19C Eng. dial. or colloq.
• CHEW THE FAT to talk; to gossip; to chat at length, esp. about trivial matters ...20C Amer. sl.
• CHIN to talk, to chat; to gossip ...1872 Amer. sl.
• CHIN-MUSIC to talk or chat ...1962 Amer. sl.
• CHINWAG to talk, to chat ...1987 Amer. sl.
• CLICKET to chatter ...1573
• CLITTER † to talk excessively, to chatter ...a1528
• CONFABULATE to talk easily together; to chat, to converse ...1613
• CONVERSATE to socialize and chat; to converse with another ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CRACK to chat; to gossip ...Sc.
• DAFF to loiter; to chat in a dawdling, foolish way ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DALLY † to talk or converse lightly or idly; to chat ...c1300
• DEBLATERATE * to prate, to babble, to chatter, to talk excessively ...1623
• EAT BIRD-SEED to chatter on incessantly and irritatingly ...20C W. Indies sl.
• EAT PARROT BACKSIDE to chatter on incessantly and irritatingly ...20C W. Indies sl.
• EAT PARROT BAMDAM to chatter on incessantly and irritatingly ...20C W. Indies sl.
• EAT PARROT BOTTOM to chatter on incessantly and irritatingly ...20C W. Indies sl.
• EAT PARROT-HEAD SOUP to chatter on incessantly and irritatingly ...20C W. Indies sl.
• FAN to converse, to chat ...1905 Amer. sl.
• FAN THE AIR to chatter; to gossip ...1929 Amer. sl.
• FAN THE BREEZE to talk, to chatter ...1946 Amer. dial.
• FAN THE FIRE to talk, to chatter ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GAB to speak, to talk; to chatter, to talk incessantly ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GACK to talk idly, to chatter; to lie ...Bk1900 Ireland
• GAFF † to babble, to chatter; to talk loudly and merrily ...1825 Sc.
• GAGGLE † to make a noise like geese; to talk volubly, to chatter ...c1553
• GAM to engage in conversation; to make a call; to have a chat ...1851 US sl.
• GANDY † to talk foolishly, to brag, to boast; to chatter in a pert manner ...1808 Sc.
• GANGE to prate tediously; to chatter; to gossip ...1825 Sc.
• GANGLE † to talk excessively, to chatter ...a1300
• GARRE † to growl, to snarl; to chatter, to chide; to chirp, to twitter ...1382
• GARRULATE †* to say or speak with garrulity; to talk nonstop; to utter in a chattering manner ...1656
• GLABBER to chatter, to gabble ...1900 Amer. dial.
• GOOF OFF to chat, to socialize ...1950s sl.
• HAGGLE to chatter; to quarrel, to bicker ...1777 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• JABBER to chatter; to speak fast and indistinctly; to talk thick and fast; to talk gibberish; to speak or say rapidly, incoherently, and without making sense ...1499
• JABBLE to talk rapidly and indistinctly or unintelligibly; to speak volubly and with little sense; to chatter, to gabble, to prattle ...1570
• JANGLE † to talk excessively or noisily; to chatter, to babble, to prate; also said of birds ...a1300
• JARGLE † to utter a harsh or shrill sound; to chatter, to jar ...1549
• JARGON † to warble, to twitter, to chatter ...a1366
• JAW to chatter; to abuse; to use violent language ...1748 sl.
• JEFF to talk, to chatter, esp. to seduce, to fool or deceive with a 'line' ...1960s US Black sl.
• JIB-JAB to talk or chat ...1968 Amer. dial.
• KALEY to chat, to gossip ...1892 Ireland
• KALY to chat, to gossip ...1892 Ireland
• KNABBLE to chatter; to gossip; to idle about ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.
• LABA-LABA to chatter, to gossip; to betray secrets ...1960s W. Indies
• LABBA-LABBA to chatter, to gossip; to betray secrets ...1960s W. Indies
• LAB ONE'S MOUTH to chatter, to blab ...1966 Amer. dial. 
• LALLYGAG to loiter, to lounge, fool around; to chatter, to talk idly; to gad about ...1870 Amer. dial.
• LANGUET †* to chatter, to talk idly ...c1430
• LOLLIGATE to chatter idly ...1940 Amer. dial.
• LOLLYGAG to loiter, to lounge, fool around; to chatter, to talk idly; to gad about ...1870 Amer. dial.
• MAG to chatter, prattle, talk continuously; to gossip, chat ...1810 Eng. dial.
• MAG AWAY to chatter ...1810
• MAMBLE † to mumble or mutter; to chatter ...c1275
• MEG to chatter ...1810
• MOTORMOUTH to talk without stopping; to chatter ...1985 Amer. sl.
• NABBLE  to chatter; to gossip ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• NATTER to engage in aimless conversation; to chat ...1943 UK
• NEWS to tell as news; to chat; to gossip ...1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OLD TALK to chatter, to gossip, to make empty promises ...20C W. Indies & UK Black sl.
• PALAVER to chat, to talk, to converse, to argue ...1733 UK sl.
• PARLEYVOO to talk fine or big; to chatter meaninglessly  ...1826 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PARWHOBBLE to talk continuously, so as to engross the conversation; to talk quickly, to chatter ...1876 Eng. dial.
• PASS THE BUCK to chatter, to tell tales ...1900s US sl.
• PRABBLE † to chatter noisily ...1881 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PRITTLE-PRATTLE † to chatter, to prate, to talk idly ...1552 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PUNCH THE BAG to complain; to talk at length, to gossip, to chat ...1901 Amer. sl.
• QUACK to chatter; to talk for the sake of talking; to gossip; to be noisy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUITHER to talk or chatter low; to whisper ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RABBIT ON to chatter; to grumble; to mumble; to complain ...1941 sl.
• RATTLE to talk volubly; to chatter, to prate ...1870 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RICK to rattle, to jingle, to make a noise; to chatter ...1740 Eng. dial.
• RICKLE to rattle, to jingle; to make a noise, to chatter ...1863 Eng. dial.
• SAW AWAY to talk incessantly, to chatter on ...E19 sl.
• SCANMAG to chatter; to gossip ...E18 sl.
• SCLORE to chat or talk in a long gossipy manner; to prate, to babble ...c1870 Sc.
• SHUCKLE to rattle; to chatter ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SNATTER †* to chatter ...1647
• TALE † to discourse, to talk, to chatter; to gossip; to tell tales ...c1205 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TALK THAT TALK to chatter inconsequentially; to make empty promises ...1930s US Black sl.
• TANK to gossip; to chatter; to loiter idly about ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TATTER † to talk idly, to prate, to chatter; to scold ...1854 Sc.
• TITTLE-TATTLE to chatter, to prate; to talk idly; to gossip ...1583
• TROTTLE to chatter ...1882 Sc.
• TWITTLE † to utter idly, to chatter, to babble ...1577
• VERBIGERATE † to speak, to talk, to chat ...1656
• WAB to chatter; to gossip ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALLOP to move the tongue with rapidity; to chatter; to scold ...1881 Sc.
• WOOF to talk idly; to chatter meaninglessly ...1934 US Black sl.
• YABBER to talk in a voluble or excited way; to chatter, to gossip ...1808 Sc.
• YABBLE to gabble, to chatter, to talk excessively ...1808 Sc.
• YACK to talk excessively, to chatter ...1950 sl.
• YACKER to talk, to chatter, to gossip ...1950s Aust. sl.
• YACKETY-YACK to chatter or talk aimlessly ...1940s sl.
• YACKETY-YAK to chatter or talk aimlessly ...1953 sl.
• YADDER to talk incessantly; to chatter ...1897 Eng. dial.
• YAFF to talk excessively, to chatter; to talk nonsense; to prate; to nag ...1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAG to gossip, to chatter, to prate ...1866 Sc.
• YAK to talk or chatter either idly or stupidly or both ...1949 US sl.
• YAKETY-YACK to chatter or talk aimlessly ...1940s sl.
• YAKETY-YAK to chatter or talk aimlessly ...1940s sl.
• YAK IT UP to chatter tediously ...1940s sl.
• YAKKER to talk loquaciously; to chatter; to gossip ...1961 sl.
• YAKKETY-YACK to chatter or talk aimlessly ...1940s sl.
• YAKKETY-YAK to chatter or talk aimlessly ...1940s sl.
• YAP to talk snappishly, noisily, or foolishly; to chatter; to scold ...1895 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• YAPPER to chatter, to talk; to answer saucily; to mouth ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YARD to chat, to make small talk ...1960s sl.
• YARN to converse, to chat, to talk ...1847 sl.
• YATTER to chatter, to ramble on in a confused or foolish manner; to prattle, to talk interminably ...1825 Sc.
• YATTER-YATTER to chatter, to ramble on in a confused or foolish manner; to prattle, to talk interminably ...1825 Sc.
• YAUP to speak in a chattering, nagging, or querulous way; to harp on ...1824 Sc.
• YAWP to speak in a chattering, nagging, or querulous way; to harp on ...1824 Sc.
• YELLOP to chatter idly ...1898 Eng. dial.
• YOLLUP to chatter idly ...1898 Eng. dial.
• YOPPER to chatter, to talk; to answer saucily; to mouth ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
CHAT, CHATTERBOX, CHATTERER - person
• AGREEABLE RATTLE - a chattering, but not unpleasant, young man ...L18 sl.
• ALLIGATOR - a chatterbox; a 'big mouth' ...1910s US sl.
• BABBLE-MERCHANT - a chatterbox ...19C sl.
• BABBLER - a foolish or idle talker; a chatterer; a prater ...1366-7
• BABBLING BROOK - a gossip; a chatty person ...1913 US sl.
• BABELARD - † a babbler; a chatterer; a talkative person ...1678
• BABLIAMINY - † a babbler, a foolish or idle talker, a chatterer ...1608 nonce word
• BAGPIPE - an inflated and senseless talker - a windbag - a long-winded monotonous speaker - a tedious chatterbox...1603
• BAG-PUNCHER - a complainer; one who talks at length, gossips, or chats ...1902 Amer. sl.
• BARBER'S CAT - a gossip, a chatterer; one who prefers talk to action ...1842 sl.
• BLATHERGAB - a gossip - a chatterer ...1942 Amer. dial.
• BLELLUM - a foolish, talkative person - an idle chatterer ...1787 Sc.
• CACKLE - one who chats or gossips - a telltale, tattler, or blabber - one who divulges a secret ...a1225 sl.
• CACKLER - one who chats or gossips - a talkative person - a telltale, tattler, or blabber - one who divulges a secret ...a1400 sl.
• CHATTERMAG - a chatterbox - a talkative woman - a gossip ...19C Eng. dial. or colloq.
• CLACK-BOX - a garrulous person - a chatterbox ...19C Eng. dial.
• CLATTERFART - † a chatterer - a babbler - a blabber - a tale-teller ...1552
• CLATTERN a gossip; a chatterer; a tattler; a babbler ...1725 Sc.
• CLATTER-STOUP a chattering, noisy person; a gossip ...1822 Sc.
• CLATTER-WALLET a chatterbox; an incessant talker; a gossip ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DAW - † a silly, chattering person - a simpleton - a fool ...c1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• EAR-BASHER - a boring, incessant talker - a chatterer - a loudmouth who refuses to stop talking ...1941 Aust. & NZ sl.
• FLIBBERTIGIBBET - a chattering or gossiping person - a flighty, restless, or frivolous woman - a scatterbrain - an oaf ...1549
• GAB - one who talks excessively - a loquacious speaker - a chatterbox - a tattler - one who cannot keep a secret...1822 Sc.
• GABBER - a chatterer - an indiscreet talkative person - a gossip - a prater - one who is loquacious and rather impudent in conversation ...1793
• GABBIE - one who is loquacious and rather impudent in conversation - a pert, talkative person - a prater - a chatterbox - a tattler ...1841 Sc.
• GABBIT CHIT - a chattering child ...1808 Sc.
• GABBLE - a chatterer; a gossip ...19C sl.
• GABBLE-GASH - a very loquacious person; a chatterer ...c1875 Sc.
• GABBLE-RATCHET - a noisy child; a confirmed talker or chatterbox ...1888 Eng. dial.
• GABBLETRAP - a silly chatterer ...1936 Aust. sl.
• GABBO - a talkative person; a chatterer  ...1931 US sl.
• GABBOCK - a loquacious speaker; a tattler; a chatterbox ...1866 Sc.
• GAB-BOX - a chatterer ...2003 sl.
• GABBY - a pert, chattering person ...Bk1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GAB-NASH - a pert or voluble chatterer - a prattling, forward girl ...1923 Sc.
• GABO - a talkative person; a chatterer  ...1931 US sl.
• GAB-SNASH - † a pert or voluble chatterer ...1813 Sc.
• GABSLICK - a talkative person; an inveterate chatterer ...Bk1997 Ulster sl.
• GABSTER - an eloquent or artfully persuasive speaker; a person with the gift of the gab; also, any talkative person; a chatterer; a gossip ...1870 colloq.
• GALEGALE - † a noisy fellow; a chatterer; a monotonous, sing-song fellow ...a1250
• GASHELBIKE - a talkative person; a chatterbox ...1916 Sc.
• GASSER - a talkative or boastful person; a chatterer ...1855 colloq., orig. US
• GASSY - a talkative person; a chatterer ...1931 US prison sl.
• GIBBLE-GABBLER - † one who talks senselessly; a chatterer ...1653
• GLAB - a talkative person; a chatterer, a gossip ...Bk1879 Eng. dial.
• HABBERER - a stammerer; a chatterbox; a talkative person ...1913 Sc.
• HAIVER - a stupid, chattering person; an incoherent or garrulous person; a lazy, idle fellow ...1897 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAIVEREL, HAIVREL, HAVEREL, HAVREL - a foolishly chattering or garrulous person; a fool; a half-wit; a simpleton ...1772 Sc.
• HAVERER - a person given to foolish or inconsequential chattering; one who talks nonsense; a garrulous person, a chatterbox ...1825 chiefly Sc.
• HAVERS - a stupid, chattering person; an incoherent or garrulous person; a lazy, idle fellow ...1897 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• JABBERER - one who talks indistinctly or unintelligibly - one who talks nonsense - a chatterer ...1678
• JANGLER - † a chatterer - an idle talker - a prater ...1303
• JAY - an impertinent chatterer - an impudent person - a talkative person ...1523
• KAE - a chatterbox - a thief or cheat - a thievish, mischievous person - an unlucky or ill-omened person ...1789 Sc.
• LAB, LABBE - † a blab - a telltale - a great talker - a chatterbox - a gossip - one who cannot keep a secret ...c1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• LAB(B)A - a chatterbox - a gossip - a talkative person ...1950s W. Indies
• LABA-LABA, LABBA-LABBA - a chatterbox - a gossip - a talkative person ...1950s W. Indies
• LABBER-MOUTH - a chatterer - a talker ...20C W. Indies
• LAB-O’-THE-TONGUE - a blab - a tittle-tattler - chatterbox - one who cannot keep a secret ...1746 Eng. dial.
• LABRISHER - a chatterer - a telltale ...1940s W. Indies
• LONG-TONGUE - a chatterbox, talebearer, telltale, gossip, blabber, or a divulger of secrets - an unusually talkative woman - a scold ...1847
• MAG - a chatterer - a chatterbox - a talkative, garrulous person ...1892 colloq. & Eng. dial.
• MAGPIE - an idle or impertinent chatterer ...1632
• MAGSMAN - a chatterbox - a talker ...20C Aust. sl.
• MILL-CLAPPER - a great chatterbox ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MOTORMOUTH - a person who talks fast and incessantly, usually to little purpose; a chatterbox; a gossip ...1955 sl., orig. US
• MOUT-A-MASSEY, MOUT-A-MASSI - a gossip; a chatterbox ...1966 W. Indies
• MOUTH ALMIGHTY - (usually derogatory) a person who talks a great deal; a self-opinionated person; also, a form of address; a noisy, talkative, loud-mouthed person; a chatterbox ...1800 colloq., chiefly Brit.
• MOUT-HAB-NUTTIN-FE-DO - a chatterbox, a malicious gossip; 'mouth has nothing (better) to do' ...1943 W. Indies
• MOUTHAMASSY - a chatterbox ...1983 W. Indies
• MOUTHAMASSY LIZA - a chatterbox ...1994 W. Indies
• MOUTHAR - a chatterbox; a gossip; one who cannot be trusted to keep secrets ...1970 W. Indies
• MOUTH-OFF - a braggart, a boaster, a chatterer ...1966 sl., orig. US
• MOUTY-MOUTY, MOWTI-MOWTI - a gossip, a chatterbox ...1942 W. Indies
• NASH - a chatterbox ...1942 Sc.
• NATTER - a crabbed, nagging person - a continual chatterer ...1908 Sc.
• NATTEREL - a crabbed, nagging person - a continual chatterer ...1919 Sc.
• NEWSER one who is fond of a chat; a conversationalist ...1900 Sc.
• NIMBLE-CHOPS - † a talkative person - a chatterbox ...1614 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PARAKEET - one who chatters like a parakeet, or dresses in gay apparel ...1596
• PARAQUITO - one who chatters like a parakeet, or dresses in gay apparel ...1596
• PATTER - a loquacious, talkative person, usually applied to a woman, a chatterbox ...1825 Sc.
• PRATE-APACE - one who prates on - a forward, talkative child - a chatterbox ...1636
• PRATTLE-BOX - † a chatterbox - a talkative person - a prattler - a chatterer ...1671
• PRITTLE-PRATTLE - * a silly chatterer - a gossip ...1725 now rare or Eng. dial.
• RALLIGUT - a person who talks too much - a chatterbox ...1929 Sc.
• RAPPER - a loquacious talker - a chatterer ...1971 sl., orig. US
• RATTLE - a giddy, harebrained person - one who talks volubly - a chatterer - a stupid fellow ...B1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RATTLEBOX - a talkative person - a chatterer - a flighty person ...1869 Amer. dial.
• RATTLE-CAP - a lively, thoughtless person - a chatterbox - a giddy girl - a flirt ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RATTLE-HORN - a lively, thoughtless person - a chatterbox - a giddy girl - a flirt ...1785 Eng. dial.
• RATTLE-PATE - a lively, thoughtless person - a chatterbox - a giddy girl - a flirt ...1789 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RATTLE-SCULL, RATTLE-SKULL - a lively, thoughtless person - a chatterbox - a giddy girl - a flirt ...1790 Sc.
• SACK MOUTH - a chatterer - a gossip ...1980s US Black sl.
• SAUCE-BOX - a pert, chattering child; a saucy, impudent fellow ...1588 colloq.
• TAGUE FOR THE TONGUE, A - an interminable talker - a gossip - a chatterbox ...c1850 Sc.
• TAGUE FOR TONGUEING, A - an interminable talker - a gossip - a chatterbox ...c1850 Sc.
• TALE-PITCHER - one who tells a good story; a romancing talker or chattering malcontent...1898 sl.
• TARTLE - a dawdler, a slow mover; a chatterbox, a waster of time ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TARTLER - a dawdler, a slow mover; a chatterbox, a waster of time ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TARTLES - a dawdler, a slow mover; a chatterbox, a waster of time ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TATTERER - a voluble talker, a chatterbox ...1885 Sc.
• TATTLE-BOX - a chatterbox - a prating gossip ...1911 sl.
• TATTLE-MONGER - a chatterbox; a gossip ...1848
• TATTLER  - an idle talker; a chatterer; a gossip; a talebearer; a telltale ...1550
• TONGUE-PAD - a talkative person - a chatterer - a prattler ...a1700 Eng. dial. & sl.
• TONGUESTER - a talkative person - a great talker - a gossip - a babbler - a chatterer ...1871
• TWATTLE-BASKET - one who does nothing but twattle - an idle chatterer - a chatterbox - a babbler ...1715
• TWITTLE-TWAT - †* a chatterer - one who talks nonsense - a tattler - a babbler ...1662
• WABBLER - a fluent speaker; a chattering fool ...Bk1904 sl.
• WAG-TONGUE - a malicious chatterer ...1902
• WHITTER-WHATTER - † a talkative woman - a chatterer ...B1900 Sc. obs. or obsolescent
• WINDBAG - a chatterer and a boaster ...20C US sl.
• WOOFER - a person who talks or chatters meaninglessly ...1934 US Black sl.
• YAABER - an incessant talker - a chatterer ...1824 Sc.
• YABB - an interminable talker - a chatterbox ...a1838 Sc.
• YABBERER - a talkative, loquacious person; a chatterer ...1852 Aust. sl.
• YABBLE - a garrulous person - a chatterbox ...1880 Sc.
• YABBLER - a talkative person; a chatterbox ...1901 Sc.
• YABBLOCK - a chattering, talkative person; a garrulous person ...1880 Sc.
• YABBOCK - an incessant talker - a chatterer ...1824 Sc.
• YACKER, YAKKER - one who yacks; one who talks too much; a loquacious person; a chatterbox or gossip ...1959 sl.
• YAFF - a chatterbox - a pert creature ...1887 Sc.
• YANGLERS - † chatterers ...Bk1868
• YANKIE - a chatterbox ...Bk1904 sl.
• YAP - a chatterbox - someone who talks interminably in an affected manner - a windbag ...1825 Sc.
• YAPPER - a talkative person; a chatterer ...1901
• YAP YAP - a talkative person; a chatterer ...1983 Aust. sl.
• YARN-CHOPPER - a fictional journalist; a story-teller, a chatterer, a long prosy talker ...1890 UK sl.
• YARN-SLINGER - one who writes tales in newspapers; a story-teller, a chatterer, a long, prosy talker ...1890 sl.
• YARN-SPINNER - one who 'spins a yarn'; a story-teller; a narrator; a chatterer ...1865 colloq.
• YIFF - a small, puny, insignificant person given to idle chatter ...1956 Sc.
• YIFF-YAFF - a small, puny, insignificant person given to idle chatter ...Bk1825 Sc.
• YO-YO MOUTH - one who talks too much; a chatterer ...1975 US sl.
chat, chatterbox, chatterer - phrases
• ONE'S TONGUE GOES LIKE A WAG-SAW one is a chatterbox ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.

CHATHAM ISLANDS - person
• WEKA a Chatham Islander ...Bk1998 NZ sl.

CHATTY - adjectives
• GABBIE garrulous, chatty, talkative; fluent in speech ...1719 Sc.
• GABBY garrulous, chatty, talkative; fluent in speech ...1719 Sc.
• TALKIFIED talkative, chatty, gossipy ...1938 Amer. dial.
 
CHAUFFEUR - person
• PARKER a chauffeur ...1999 UK sl.