latest gossip
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1.9
- noun
- Informal
:
último chisme
- She loves sharing the latest gossip during our lunch breaks.
Examples
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Liddy never failed to write to her two saleswomen from Europe on letter paper that bore the names of great houses, give them the latest gossip, and tell them how successful her clothes had been.
Fiction book (1990) -
"What's the latest gossip at the library?" he asked.
Fiction book (2000) -
Ice cream and the latest gossip.
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Anyways, so, give us the latest gossip, Max.
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Illimar asked them about the latest gossip.
Fiction book (1993) -
Sala's got all the latest gossip on two continents.
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Or he's calling someone from ADM, trying to get the latest gossip.
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When you get tired of the television, you can go to all the magazines and scandal sheets to catch up on the latest gossip or public sensation.
Fiction book (2000) -
Below, they would be inviting the peddler woman to the table to learn the latest gossip and to let themselves be talked into some bauble or other.
Fiction book (2001) -
Did you hear the latest gossip about the new couple in town?
Synonyms
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7.8
Rumors people tell each other about events or people
11
8.8
Rumor or gossip, often not confirmed and shared informally
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9.9
Recent news or gossip about what is happening
News people share that is not official, often as a rumor
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the most recent news or rumors' is directly derivable by combining 'latest' (newest/up-to-date) with 'gossip' (informal rumors), following a standard adjective + noun compositional pattern. This is cross-linguistically common and therefore a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Latest gossip comes from the image of people whispering and quickly passing on the newest story, where latest means newest and gossip means private talk. So latest gossip means the most recent news or 'rumors' about people's private lives.