gossip
[ gos-uhp ]
/ ˈgɒs əp /
noun
verb (used without object), gos·siped or gos·sipped, gos·sip·ing or gos·sip·ping.
to talk idly, especially about the affairs of others; go about tattling.
verb (used with object), gos·siped or gos·sipped, gos·sip·ing or gos·sip·ping.
Chiefly British Dialect.
to stand godparent to.
Archaic.
to repeat like a gossip.
Origin of gossip
SYNONYMS FOR gossip
1
small talk,
hearsay,
palaver,
chitchat.
Gossip,
scandal apply to idle talk and newsmongering about the affairs of others.
Gossip is light chat or talk:
to trade gossip about the neighbors.
Scandal is rumor or general talk that is damaging to reputation; it is usually more or less malicious:
The town never lived down the election scandal.
3 chatterer, talker, gabbler, rumormonger.
6 chatter, prattle, prate, palaver.
OTHER WORDS FROM gossip
gos·sip·ing·ly, adverb in·ter·gos·sip, verb, in·ter·gos·siped or in·ter·gos·sipped, in·ter·gos·sip·ing. un·gos·sip·ing, adjectiveWords nearby gossip
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British Dictionary definitions for gossip
gossip
1
/ (ˈɡɒsɪp) /
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
a person who habitually talks about others, esp maliciously
light easy communication
to write a letter full of gossip
archaic
a close woman friend
verb -sips, -siping or -siped
(intr often foll by about)
to talk casually or maliciously (about other people)
Derived forms of gossip
gossiper, noun gossiping, noun, adjective gossipingly, adverb gossipy, adjectiveWord Origin for gossip
Old English
godsibb godparent, from
god +
sib; the term came to be applied to familiar friends, esp a woman's female friends at the birth of a child, hence a person, esp a woman, fond of light talk