What does 'chat up' mean?

[Made Sariada]

Hi everybody :P ,

Could you help to explain what's the maning of "chat up " on the sentence below :
"You have to create opportunities where you can subtly talk to someone without it feeling like you're chatting them up! "

Thanks heaps for your help.

Best regards :D ,

Made Sariada

[Sylphidae]

'Chatting someone up' means:

Talking to someone in a way that shows them you are sexually attracted to them.

[Mister Micawber]

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Not necessarily sexually attracted. It is also used in any situation in which the speaker wishes to befriend and persuade the listener.
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[Guest]

Hi Mister Micawber,

Cambridge Online Dictionary defines 'chat up' as:

chat sb up phrasal verb [M] UK INFORMAL
to talk to someone in a way that shows them that you are sexually attracted to them:

He spent all evening chatting her up and buying her drinks.

[Mister Micawber]

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Yes. Here is Dictionary.com:

Phrasal Verb:
chat up

To engage (someone) in light, casual talk: “He would be... chatting up folks from Kansas” (Vanity Fair).

And here is OneLook:

Quick definitions (chat up)

verb: talk to someone with the aim of persuading him
verb: talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions (Example: "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries")
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[Sylphidae]

Thank you very much, Mister Micawber.

The post before your second reply was mine. I'm sorry, I forgot to log-in that time.

[Pjalst]

Where is this term commonly used? I live in NY and never heard it before.

[Mister Micawber]

Hello, Pjalst-- and welcome to English-test.net.

Common enough throughout the US & Canada, I think-- though it may not be the argot of the newest generation. Why not ask some of your acquaintances if they are familiar with the term?
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