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chat-trap 

1. informal one-sided conversation between two people, one of which is on their way elsewhere and is delayed by the other's inane discussion on a variety of subjects for no reason whatsoever other than to hear their own voice. Chat-trapped, chat-trapping, chat-trapper.
Used in a sentence, verb:

Leah was chat-trapped by Dianne in the washroom for fifteen minutes today.

Used in a sentence, noun:

Don't walk near that cubicle or you will be caught in a chat-trap with Damien!
chat-trap by XBJX July 19, 2007
Related Words

Chat Sniper 

When one enters a chat room and watches for idiots, then, when the opportunity arises, tosses in a biting comment at very random times to humiliate the idiot.
So, I'm watching this guy Driss in chat, and he completely lied 5 minutes ago by stating something totally contradictory, so, I became a Chat Sniper and made fun of him.
Chat Sniper by Unsurreality April 8, 2010

chat whore 

a person who you don't know or barely know that chats you all the time on a social-networking site. they chat you at least 3 times a day as soon as you sign in because they have no lives whatsoever.
*Jake and Sara are now friends*
*Chat Conversation*
Jake: hey sara! :DD
Sara: uhh, hey?
Jake: whats up home-biscuit??
Sara: umm, how do u know me?
Jake: memba, you were @ Brad's party!
Sara: but we didn't hang out
Jake: yea but whateva
Sara: and we only have 2 friends in common
Jake: so???
Sara: fuck off u creeping chat whore!!!!
*Jake and Sara are no longer friends*

Chat Triangle

The act of three people all chatting with each other, blissfully unaware of the other conversations happening. Occasionally they will start gossiping about people in the triangle. This usually results in lots of pointless drama.
While Rex chatted with Fido and Max at the same time, little did he know they were also chatting with each other. When Rex starting insulting Max's girlfriend FiFi, Fido immediately told Max and got everyone involved in a violent, bloody Chat Triangle.
Chat Triangle by Jene Sepa July 31, 2011

Chat cooldown

The amount of time after the last message sent in a facebook/MSN chat conversation before it's OK to log out without saying goodbye/g2g etc. It varies from person to person but usually ranges between 5-20 minutes.
Person 1: It's been 10 minutes since the last message I sent to Bob. You think that's enough chat cooldown?
Person 2: It's borderline...but Bob's a dick, so just log out.

chat it up

"we hadn't seen each other in ages, so we spent hours just chatting it up"
chat it up by Anonymous October 30, 2001