Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chats

/t͡ʃæts/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.37 in modern English

Syllables: chats
IPA: /t͡ʃæts/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of chat

name

British usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"I think it is a libel, for I have yet to learn that West Country sailor-men are fonder of their victuals than those from 'Pompey' (Portsmouth), or 'Chats' (Chatham), or than Scotsmen, Irishmen, or Welshmen."
"He leaned half his body out of the carriage window as we slowly pulled over the timber baulks of the rebuilt bridges, and shouted 'Up the workers!' until a Petty Officer in the next compartment also leaned out and told him, 'Shit in it, you bloody Bolshie, or I'll have your cap as soon as we get to Chats.' […] Once inside the prison-like walls of Chatham barracks we were all marched into the drafting office […]"

Usage

British usage
Slang

Rhymes With

that's cats stats rats congrats hats bats flats fats mats katz pats

Questions

How do you pronounce chats?: The recorded pronunciation is /t͡ʃæts/.
What does chats mean?: plural of chat

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