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gossip

/ˈɡɑsɪp/

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What does gossip mean?

noun

  1. Someone who likes to talk about other people's private or personal business.
  2. Idle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially about someone not present.
  3. Idle conversation in general.
More meanings (11)

noun

  1. A genre in contemporary media, usually focused on the personal affairs of celebrities.
  2. Communication done using a gossip protocol.
  3. (historical) A sponsor; a godfather or godmother; the godparent of one's child or godchild, or the parent of one's godchild.
  4. (obsolete) A familiar acquaintance.
  5. (obsolete) Title used with the name of one's child's godparent or of a friend.

verb

  1. To talk about someone else's private or personal business, especially in a manner that spreads the information.
  2. To talk idly.
  3. To communicate using a gossip protocol.
  4. (obsolete) To stand godfather to; to provide godparents for.
  5. (obsolete) To enjoy oneself during festivities, to make merry.

proper noun

  1. A surname.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈɡɑsɪp/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈɡɑsəp/
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He imagined that there was a passionate attachment on both sides, and this struck him as much too serious to gossip about.
George EliotMiddlemarchProject Gutenberg ebook #145
His heart rose at the sight of him, and he thought of his kind gossip till he could scarce withhold his tears.
William MorrisThe Well at the World's End: A TaleProject Gutenberg ebook #169
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Her quaint gossip about herself and her occupations while Agnes had been away, acted as a relief to her mistress’s overburdened mind.
Wilkie CollinsThe Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern VeniceProject Gutenberg ebook #170
He was a great gossip and tattler, and to produce a laugh would hardly have spared the reputation of his aged mother.
Henry JamesThe AmericanProject Gutenberg ebook #177
As a result, a hum of gossip was set going which moved about the house in that secret manner common to gossip.
Theodore DreiserSister Carrie: A NovelProject Gutenberg ebook #233