Causerie (from French, "talk, chat") is a literary style of short informal essays mostly unknown in the English-speaking world.
[1] A causerie is generally short, light and humorous and is often published as a newspaper column (although it is not defined by its format).
Language jokes, hyperbole, intentional disregard of linguistic and stylistic norms, and other absurd or humorous elements are permitted.
Sentences are usually kept short, avoiding over-explaining, and room is left for the reader to read between the lines.
The causerie as a form became popular in the English-speaking world during the later nineteenth century following the widely published and influential essays of Andrew Lang.