gossip
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1.1
- noun
- /ˈɡɑːsɪp/
- Informal
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chisme
- I want to hear all the gossip about Jennifer.
- spread gossip
- rumors and gossip
- subjects of gossip
The news and current events are nothing more than OK gossip magazines.
- The news and current events are nothing more than OK gossip magazines.
- Maybe it'll be idle gossip and chatter that they then share with others.
- Complete rumors, complete gossip, complete hearsay.
- For viewers who don't understand this and just want to know the gossip, tell us what happened.
- And then gossip gets around and everybody talks.
- Also, the hot gossip of the week.
- You know, the fact that the gossip is trusted or trusted gossip might be, you know, similar.
- So like the thing of it is like somebody is sending all this gossip out, right?
- Everything was to be in the gossip of modernism, a modern project.
- My problem is this gossip is this is this is hot, right?
Examples
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Their behavior is just as ridiculous, and the gossip is just as petty.
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Anyways, so, give us the latest gossip, Max.
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The season has started and already the gossip is going.
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And then gossip gets around and everybody talks.
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You know, I don't usually deal in the gossip of the camp.
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I was not particularly startled by this bit of gossip, having formed my own conclusions on the matter.
Fiction book (1991) -
Sala's got all the latest gossip on two continents.
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The literature on rumors and gossip has staked out a place in the social sciences.
Academic text (1997) -
The story swiftly made the rounds, as gossip must in any such close-quartered environment.
Academic text (1999) -
The latest gossip about the movie star has everyone talking.
Synonyms
868
3.2
Informal conversation about other people that may not be true
853
1.2
A story or piece of news that people pass on but may not be true
135
4.8
Secret information that harms someone's reputation
110
2.6
A lively scene of excited talk and activity among people
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3.0
Gossip about people's private lives that embarrasses them
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7.0
Rumors told by other people that may not be true
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7.8
Rumors people tell each other about events or people
27
3.5
Rumor spread by people talking rather than by officials
11
8.8
Rumor or gossip, often not confirmed and shared informally
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1.7
Talking about other people's personal lives in a casual way
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1.9
The most recent private news or rumors about people
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5.8
Casual talk about small, unimportant things, often gossip
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7.3
Rumours that try to hurt someone's reputation by spreading private facts
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9.9
Talk that is silly or not important
Rumors people tell that are not proven true
Spreading private stories about others to harm or entertain people
Spreading harmful gossip to hurt people or cause drama
Showing mean gossip or criticism about someone who is not present
News people share that is not official, often as a rumor
Light, silly talk about other people
Light friendly talk about small unimportant things, often gossip
A friendly, informal talk about personal news
Antonyms
Compounds
- Literature
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4.2
A journalist who writes regular stories about celebrities, often using rumors
How Reliable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gossip comes from the Old English godsibb, which meant 'godparent' or 'close friend' who stood with a family at a baptism; those people often chatted together, so gossip came to mean the talk itself, especially talk about other people's private lives.