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someone who enjoys talking about other people and their private lives: She's a terrible gossip. Fewer examples. I've just been talking to the girls downstairs and I've got some delicious gossip. Some magazines contain nothing but scandal and gossip. She always keeps me up to date with the latest gossip.
: a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others. the worst gossip in town. 2. a. : rumor or report of an intimate nature. spreading gossip about their divorce. b. : a chatty talk. c. : the subject matter of gossip. Their breakup was common gossip. gossipry.
1. casual and idle chat. to have a gossip with a friend. 2. a conversation involving malicious chatter or rumours about other people. a gossip about the neighbours. 3. Also called: gossipmonger. a person who habitually talks about others, esp maliciously.
Gossip is conversation that's light, informal, and usually about other people's business. It can be fun to gossip about others, but no one likes it when they're the subject of gossip.
Gossip definition: idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others. See examples of GOSSIP used in a sentence.
Gossip Definition. gŏsəp. gossiped, gossiping, gossips. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Verb. Filter. noun. gossips. Such talk or rumors. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A person who chatters or repeats idle talk and rumors, esp. about the private affairs of others. Webster's New World.
[uncountable] (usually disapproving) informal talk or stories about other people’s private lives, which may be unkind or not true. Don't believe all the gossip you hear. Tell me all the latest gossip! The gossip was that he had lost a fortune on the stock exchange. He knows all the juicy gossip.
gossip (disapproving) a person who enjoys talking about other people's private lives: Myra is a sweet person, but she's also a terrible gossip. talker a person who talks a lot: He's not a talker. She's a big talker (= she talks a lot) .
Definition of gossip verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
GOSSIP definition: 1. conversation or reports about other people's private lives that might or might not be true: 2…. Learn more.
