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gossip::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | gossiper, gossipmonger, newsmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger |
| Type of | communicator |
| Has types | tattletale, blabbermouth, cat, scandalmonger, telltale, taleteller, talebearer, yenta, tattler |
gossip::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | 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 |
| Derivation | gossipy |
gossip::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | comment, scuttlebutt |
| Type of | account, report |
| Has types | hearsay, dirt, earful, grapevine, malicious gossip, pipeline, rumor, rumour, scandal, talk, talk of the town, word of mouth |
the divorce caused much gossip.
Examples of gossip
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The raucous fun of being office gossip rarely translates into a better paycheck.
From the businessweek.com
We have lost the ability to distinguish between what is gossip and what is news.
From the guardian.co.uk
Thankfully, movies are about experiences, about indelible moments, nutty gossip.
From the denverpost.com
Steve is inclined to gossip first, then bless the subject's little cotton socks.
From the newsobserver.com
Later, some gossip about another man suffices to make Walter rethink his future.
From the theatlantic.com
Berlin gossip has Christian Wulff, premier of Lower Saxony, as the front-runner.
From the economist.com
The allegations against Mr Bush will be a source of gossip in Grand Cayman bars.
From the independent.co.uk
Monica herself has faded away, along with the X-rated gossip that came with her.
From the economist.com
We're not totally sure whether the Freja-Arizona pair is truth or simply gossip.
From the huffingtonpost.com
- Chitchat: light informal conversation for social occasions
- Dish the dirt: wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies; "She won't dish the dirt"
- A report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip"
- Chew the fat: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
- A person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others
- Gossip is idle talk or rumour, especially about the personal or private affairs of others. It forms one of the oldest and most common means of sharing (unproven) facts and views, but also has a reputation for the introduction of errors and other variations into the information transmitted. ...
- Gossip is a 2000 teen drama film directed by Davis Guggenheim and featuring an ensemble cast including James Marsden, Lena Headey, Norman Reedus, and Kate Hudson.
- Gossip is a 2000 Swedish comedy/drama film. It was directed and written by Colin Nutley.
- Gossip is the double LP debut album by Australian rock group Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls. Produced by Alan Thorne and Paul Kelly, it was released on Mushroom Records in September 1986, which peaked at No. 15 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart, and achieved gold record status. ...
