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Gossip Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Gossip? [n] light informal conversation for social occasions [n] a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip" [n] a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others [v] chew the fat; shoot the breeze [v] wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies Synonyms \| Synonyms for Gossip: causerie \| chaffer \| chat \| chatter \| chin-wag \| chin-wagging \| chitchat \| chitchat \| claver \| comment \| confab \| confabulate \| gab \| gabfest \| gossiper \| jaw \| natter \| newsmonger \| rumormonger \| rumourmonger \| scuttlebutt \| small talk \| tittle-tattle \| visit Related Terms \| Find terms related to Gossip: a tale-bearing animal \| account \| ace \| amigo \| associate \| babble \| babblement \| back-fence gossip \| banter \| bavardage \| be closeted with \| bedfellow \| bedmate \| bibble-babble \| blab \| blabber \| blabbermouth \| blah-blah \| blather \| blatherskite \| blether \| blethers \| bosom buddy \| bruit \| buddy \| bunkie \| bunkmate \| busybody \| butty \| buzz \| cackle \| camarade \| caquet \| caqueterie \| chamberfellow \| chat \| chatter \| chatterbox \| chitchat \| chitter-chatter \| chronicle \| chum \| clack \| classmate \| clatter \| colleague \| comate \| companion \| company \| compeer \| comrade \| confrere \| consociate \| consort \| conversation \| copartner \| coze \| crony \| cry \| dither \| dope \| eavesdropper \| fellow \| fellow student \| flibbertigibbet \| gab \| gabble \| gam \| gas \| gibber \| gibble-gabble \| girl friend \| go on \| gossip columnist \| gossiper \| gossiping \| gossipmonger \| gossipmongering \| gossipry \| grapevine \| groundless rumor \| guff \| gup \| gush \| haver \| hearsay \| hint \| hot air \| idle talk \| imply \| information \| inquirer \| inquisitive \| inquisitor \| insinuate \| intimate \| jabber \| jaw \| make conversation \| mate \| mere talk \| messmate \| natter \| newsmonger \| newsmongering \| newspaperman \| nonsense talk \| nosy Parker \| old crony \| on dit \| on-dit \| pal \| palaver \| pard \| pardner \| partner \| patter \| Paul Pry \| Peeping Tom \| piece of gossip \| playfellow \| playmate \| poop \| pour forth \| prate \| prating \| prattle \| prittle-prattle \| pry \| querier \| querist \| questioner \| quidnunc \| ramble on \| rattle \| rattle on \| reel off \| reporter \| retail gossip \| roommate \| rubberneck \| rubbernecker \| rumble \| rumor \| rumormonger \| run on \| scandal \| scandalmonger \| schoolfellow \| schoolmate \| scopophiliac \| scuttlebutt \| shipmate \| side partner \| sidekick \| sieve \| sightseer \| small talk \| snoop \| snooper \| spout \| spout off \| story \| suggest \| tabby \| tale \| talebearer \| talebearing \| taleteller \| taletelling \| talk \| talk away \| talk nonsense \| talk on \| talkee-talkee \| tattle \| tattler \| tattletale \| teammate \| tell idle tales \| telltale \| tete-a-tete \| tittle-tattle \| tittle-tattler \| twaddle \| twattle \| visit \| voyeur \| waffle \| whisper \| word \| workfellow \| yak \| yakkety-yak \| yenta \| yokefellow \| yokemate See Also \| account \| blabbermouth \| bruit \| cat \| chat \| communicator \| confab \| confabulation \| converse \| dirt \| discourse \| earful \| grapevine \| hearsay \| jawbone \| malicious gossip \| pipeline \| report \| rumor \| rumor \| rumour \| rumour \| scandal \| scandalmonger \| schmoose \| schmoose \| schmooze \| schmooze \| shmoose \| shmooze \| speak \| talebearer \| taleteller \| talk \| talk \| talk of the town \| tattler \| tattletale \| telltale \| word of mouth \| yenta Gossip In Webster's Dictionary \Gos"sip\, n. [OE. gossib, godsib, a relation or sponsor in baptism, a relation by a religious obligation, AS. godsibb, fr. god + sib alliance, relation; akin to G. sippe, Goth. sibja, and also to Skr. sabh[=a] assembly.] 1. A sponsor; a godfather or a godmother. Should a great lady that was invited to be a gossip, in her place send her kitchen maid, 't would be ill taken. --Selden. 2. A friend or comrade; a companion; a familiar and customary acquaintance. [Obs.] My noble gossips, ye have been too prodigal. --Shak. 3. One who runs house to house, tattling and telling news; an idle tattler. The common chat of gossips when they meet. --Dryden. 4. The tattle of a gossip; groundless rumor. Bubbles o'er like a city with gossip, scandal, and spite. --Tennyson. \Gos"sip\, v. t. To stand sponsor to. [Obs.] --Shak. \Gos"sip\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gossiped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gossiping}.] 1. To make merry. [Obs.] --Shak. 2. To prate; to chat; to talk much. --Shak. 3. To run about and tattle; to tell idle tales.

Gossip Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Gossip?

[n] light informal conversation for social occasions
[n] a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip"
[n] a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others
[v] chew the fat; shoot the breeze
[v] wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies

Gossip In Webster's Dictionary

\Gos"sip\, n. [OE. gossib, godsib, a relation or sponsor
in baptism, a relation by a religious obligation, AS.
godsibb, fr. god + sib alliance, relation; akin to G. sippe,
Goth. sibja, and also to Skr. sabh[=a] assembly.]
1. A sponsor; a godfather or a godmother.

         Should a great lady that was invited to be a gossip,
         in her place send her kitchen maid, 't would be ill
         taken.                                --Selden.

2. A friend or comrade; a companion; a familiar and customary
   acquaintance. [Obs.]

         My noble gossips, ye have been too prodigal. --Shak.

3. One who runs house to house, tattling and telling news; an
   idle tattler.

         The common chat of gossips when they meet. --Dryden.

4. The tattle of a gossip; groundless rumor.

         Bubbles o'er like a city with gossip, scandal, and
         spite.                                --Tennyson.


\Gos"sip\, v. t.
To stand sponsor to. [Obs.] --Shak.


\Gos"sip\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gossiped}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Gossiping}.]
1. To make merry. [Obs.] --Shak.

2. To prate; to chat; to talk much. --Shak.

3. To run about and tattle; to tell idle tales.

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