Gossip

Quick meaning: Gossip is a noun meaning (countable) Someone who likes to talk about other people's private or personal business.

Meaning

(countable) Someone who likes to talk about other people's private or personal business.

More Meanings

1. (uncountable) Idle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially about someone not present.
2. (uncountable) Idle conversation in general.
3. (uncountable) A genre in contemporary media, usually focused on the personal affairs of celebrities.
4. (computing) Communication done using a gossip protocol.
5. (now only historical) A sponsor; a godfather or godmother; the godparent of one's child or godchild, or the parent of one's godchild.
6. (obsolete) A familiar acquaintance.
7. (obsolete) Title used with the name of one's child's godparent or of a friend.

Example Sentences

I have a juicy piece of gossip to share with you.

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

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

[…] the thing is certainly true. It is not a mere bit of gossip. We have it from Frederick himself.

Word Forms

• gossips
• gossiping
• gossipping
• gossiped
• gossipped

Synonyms for gossip

Depending on context, synonyms include blab, cag, chelp, clepe, dish, fetch and carry.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include newsmonger, rumormonger, tittle-tattle, rumourmonger, chatter, claver.

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