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gossip

/'ɡɑsəp/

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noun
a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others
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gossiper gossipmonger newsmonger rumormonger rumourmonger

type of:
communicator
noun
light informal conversation for social occasions
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causerie chin-wag chin-wagging chin wag chin wagging chit-chat chit chat chitchat gab gabfest small talk tittle-tattle

type of:
schmooze confabulation confab chat schmoose
verb
talk socially without exchanging too much information
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chaffer chat chatter chew the fat chit-chat chitchat claver confab confabulate jaw natter shoot the breeze visit

type of:
discourse converse
verb
wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies
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dish the dirt

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talk speak
noun
a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
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"the divorce caused much gossip"

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comment scuttlebutt

type of:
account report

Examples of gossip

"the divorce caused much gossip"