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gossip
noun(gos-sip)
a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others
Synonyms: gossiper, gossipmonger, newsmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger,
gossip
noun(gos-sip)
light informal conversation for social occasions
Synonyms: causerie, chin-wag, chin-wagging, chin wag, chin wagging, chit-chat, chit chat, chitchat, gab, gabfest, small talk, tittle-tattle,
gossip
verb(gos-sip)
talk socially without exchanging too much information
Synonyms: chaffer, chat, chatter, chew the fat, chit-chat, chitchat, claver, confab, confabulate, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze, visit,
gossip
verb(gos-sip)
wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies
Synonyms: dish the dirt,
gossip
noun(gos-sip)
a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
Synonyms: comment, scuttlebutt,
Examples:
The divorce caused much gossip.

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