Phrase guide

flat chat

adj · adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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adj

Meaning 1

Extremely busy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, idiomatic, not-comparable

Examples

  • Can you call me back tomorrow, mate? I′m flat chat at the moment.
  • 2009, Sean Dooley, Cooking With Baz, Large Print 16pt Edition, page 167, Except that I was too flat chat to get up and collect it myself so I motioned to Wok as surreptitiously as I could, nodding in the direction of the note lying invitingly on the asphalt. Wok stared back at me uncomprehendingly.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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adv

Meaning 2

At maximum capability, intensity, or speed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, idiomatic, not-comparable

Examples

  • We had the car going flat chat down the highway when the cops pulled us over.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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