natter
(colloquial) Mindless and irrelevant chatter.
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Born ~1830 · 1 year of recorded useSeen in the wild
Great to join residents today at St Luke's Community Hub Friendship Group for a game of bingo and a natter! The centre operates a fantastic series of free events throughout the week for all ages across the community…
Natter allowed its users or “natterers” to post up to 100 characters and an image in each post, which could then be seen by any online users.
After completing their attack run, the pilot would dive their Natter to a lower altitude before, using separate [parachutes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parachute "Parachute"), the pilot and the [fuselage](https://e…
If an [internal link](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:WhatLinksHere/Natter&namespace=0) incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
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(colloquial) Mindless and irrelevant chatter.
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(colloquial) To talk casually; to discuss unimportant matters.
What are you guys nattering about? You're clearly not following the meeting!
"natter" means to talk casually; to discuss unimportant matters. It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.
"natter" is informal English meaning to talk casually; to discuss unimportant matters. It is used widely across English varieties. A more formal or neutral equivalent would be something like "to talk casually" expressed in standard vocabulary. A common mistake is to assume "natter" can replace its standard equivalent in every register; keep it for spoken or casual situations and use the formal form in writing. If you are a B2 or C1 learner, it is useful to recognise this word when you hear or read it, but think carefully about whether the situation really calls for it before using it yourself.
“Great to join residents today at St Luke's Community Hub Friendship Group for a game of bingo and a natter! The centre operates a fantastic series of free events throughout the week for all ages across the community. Check out their Facebook Page to see what’s going on!”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(Scotland) To nag.
What are you guys nattering about? You're clearly not following the meeting!
“Natter allowed its users or “natterers” to post up to 100 characters and an image in each post, which could then be seen by any online users.”
“After completing their attack run, the pilot would dive their Natter to a lower altitude before, using separate [parachutes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parachute "Parachute"), the pilot and the [fuselage](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuselage "Fuselage") containing the [rocket engine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_engine "Rocket engine") would land separately and be recovered.”
“If an [internal link](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:WhatLinksHere/Natter&namespace=0) incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.”
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