chatline
Telephone talk service
A chatline is a telephone service allowing multiple callers to talk with each other or with operators, typically for entertainment, companionship, or sexual conversation.
Popular before widespread internet access, chatlines charged by the minute: He ran up huge bills calling late-night chatlines.
The term also applies to text-based customer service systems.
Phone service for assistance
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- adviceGuidance on decisions
- assistanceSupport or aid given
hotline · listener · volunteer · confidential · guidance · referral · compassionate · trained
Exchange of spoken ideas
- talkVerbal exchange between people
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- strangerPerson not yet known
lonely · companionship · friendship · penpal · network · community · interaction · exchange
helpline
Phone service for assistance
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- adviceGuidance on decisions
assistance · hotline · listener · volunteer · confidential · guidance · referral · compassionate · trained · outreach
conversation
Exchange of spoken ideas
- talkVerbal exchange between people
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
stranger · lonely · companionship · friendship · penpal · network · community · interaction · exchange · rapport
flirt
Playfully attract attention
romance · intimate · anonymous · fantasy · late-night · discreet · encounter · personals · connection · hookup
caller
One who phones
toll-free · hold · menu · voicemail · receiver · handset · ringback · busy · hangup · callback
chatlinetexting
Sending typed mobile messages
text message · written correspondence · letter · email · snail mail
chatlineface-to-face meeting
physical presence · solitude · isolation · silence · social withdrawal