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gossip

/ˈɡɒs.ɪp/

noun

Meaning

  • Someone who likes to talk about other people's private or personal business.

    "Be careful what you say to him: he’s a bit of a gossip."

  • Idle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially someone not present.

    "According to the latest gossip, their relationship is on the rocks."

  • Idle conversation in general.

  • A genre in contemporary media, usually focused on the personal affairs of celebrities.

    "a gossip blog"

  • A sponsor; a godfather or godmother; the godparent of one's child.

  • A familiar acquaintance.

  • Title used with the name of one's child's godparent or of a friend.

Synonyms

busybody,
gossipmonger,
meddler,
rumormonger,
chat,
chinwag,
chit-chat,
natter,
dirt,
hearsay,
rumor,
scandal,
scuttlebutt,
friend,
sponsor

verb

Meaning

  • To talk about someone else's private or personal business, especially in a manner that spreads the information.

  • To talk idly.

  • To stand godfather to; to provide godparents for.

  • To enjoy oneself during festivities, to make merry.

Synonyms

blab,
dish the dirt,
spill the tea,
talk out of turn,
tell tales out of school,
chat,
chatter,
chew the fat,
chinwag,
natter,
prattle,
shoot the breeze