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gossip
[gos-uhp]
noun
idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others.
the endless gossip about Hollywood stars.
Synonyms: , , ,light, familiar talk or writing.
Also gossiper, gossipper. a person given to tattling or idle talk.
Synonyms: ,Chiefly British Dialect.Ģża godparent.
Archaic.Ģża friend, especially a woman.
verb (used without object)
to talk idly, especially about the affairs of others; go about tattling.
Synonyms: , , ,
verb (used with object)
Chiefly British Dialect.Ģżto stand godparent to.
Archaic.Ģżto repeat like a gossip.
gossip
/ ĖɔɲõÉŖ±č /
noun
casual and idle chat
to have a gossip with a friend
a conversation involving malicious chatter or rumours about other people
a gossip about the neighbours
Also called: gossipmonger.Ģża person who habitually talks about others, esp maliciously
light easy communication
to write a letter full of gossip
archaicĢża close woman friend
verb
to talk casually or maliciously (about other people)
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- gossipingly adverb
- intergossip verb
- ungossiping adjective
- Ė²µ“Ē²õ²õ¾±±č¾±²Ō²µ±ō²ā adverb
- Ė²µ“Ē²õ²õ¾±±č¾±²Ō²µ noun
- Ė²µ“Ē²õ²õ¾±±č²ā adjective
- Ė²µ“Ē²õ²õ¾±±č±š°ł noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of gossip1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
āLike gossip, the spreading of rumors is sinful, and we should all work to overcome this tendency of our fallen human nature,ā the letter said.
The Daily Wire is a political outfit, so why would they care about celebrity gossip that doesn't seem to have any partisan value to it?
Dain said that personal entanglements and gossip among employees sometimes made it hard to hold them accountable.
"I really think the meaning is not really impacted," Berthet said, though she allows that they may perhaps talk ā gossip? ā about humans more than they would otherwise do.
The report stated: "Conflicts among prisoners are primarily triggered by gossip, the spreading of false information about one another, and various domestic or day-to-day issues."
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