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gossip meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of gossip at MeaningMonkey.org. gossip meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.GOSSIP noun
Definition of gossip (noun)
- light informal conversation for social occasions
- synonyms: causerie, chin wag, chin wagging, chin-wag, chin-wagging, chit chat, chitchat, chit-chat, gab, gabfest, small talk, tittle-tattle
- a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
- "the divorce caused much gossip"
- synonyms: comment, scuttlebutt
- a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others
- synonyms: gossiper, gossipmonger, newsmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger
GOSSIP verb
Definition of gossip (verb)
- wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies
- "She won't dish the dirt"
- synonyms: dish the dirt
- talk socially without exchanging too much information
- "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
- synonyms: chaffer, chat, chatter, chew the fat, chitchat, chit-chat, claver, confab, confabulate, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze, visit
Source: Princeton University Wordnet