Gossip meaning

What does “gossip” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“gossip” is a noun and verb with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: light informal conversation for social occasions.

gossip

noun

light informal conversation for social occasions
Synonymschitchat chit-chat chit chat small talk gab gabfest tittle-tattle chin wag
a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
“the divorce caused much gossip”
Synonymscomment scuttlebutt
a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others
Synonymsgossiper gossipmonger rumormonger rumourmonger newsmonger

verb

wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies
“She won't dish the dirt”
Synonymsdish the dirt
talk socially without exchanging too much information
“the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze”
Synonymschew the fat shoot the breeze chat confabulate confab chitchat chit-chat chatter

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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