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Chanty vs Chatty - What's the difference?

chanty | chatty |

As a noun chanty

is (song).

As an adjective chatty is

(informal) of a person, chatting a lot or fond of chatting.

chanty

English

Noun

(chanties)
  • (song)
  • *{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
    • , chapter=5, title= A Cuckoo in the Nest , passage=The departure was not unduly prolonged. In the road Mr. Love and the driver favoured the company with a brief chanty running. “Got it?—No, I ain't, 'old on,—Got it? Got it?—No, 'old on sir.”}}

    chatty

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (informal) Of a person, chatting a lot or fond of chatting.
  • (informal) Of a text or speech, expressed in a conversational style.
  • (WWI slang) Infested with chats, ie, lice

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    * See also