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- NOUNgossip (noun) · gossips (plural noun)
- casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details that are not confirmed as being true:"he became the subject of much local gossip"synonyms:
- derogatorya person who likes talking about other people's private lives.synonyms:scandalmonger · gossipmonger · tattler · busybody · muckraker · quidnunc · calumniator · tittle-tattler
VERBgossip (verb) · gossips (third person present) · gossiped (past tense) · gossiped (past participle) · gossiping (present participle)- engage in gossip:"they would start gossiping about her as soon as she left"synonyms:tittle-tattle · tattle · talk · whisper · tell tales · muckrake · chat ·converse · confabulate · spread rumors · spread gossip · circulate rumors · spread stories · bruit something abroad/about · speak to each other · discuss things · have a talk · have a chat · have a tête-à-tête · have a conversation · engage in conversation
ORIGINlate Old English godsibb, ‘godfather, godmother, baptismal sponsor’, literally ‘a person related to one in God’, from god ‘God’ + sibb ‘a relative’ (see sib). In Middle English the sense was ‘a close friend, a person with whom one gossips’, hence ‘a person who gossips’, later (early 19th century) ‘idle talk’ (from the verb, which dates from the early 17th century).More about gossipData from Oxford Languages Gossip - The New York Times