What does gossip mean?
Definitions for gossip
ˈgɒs əpgos·sip
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Princeton's WordNet
chitchat, chit-chat, chit chat, small talk, gab, gabfest, gossip, tittle-tattle, chin wag, chin-wag, chin wagging, chin-wagging, causerienoun
light informal conversation for social occasions
gossip, comment, scuttlebuttnoun
a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
"the divorce caused much gossip"
gossip, gossiper, gossipmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger, newsmongerverb
a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others
dish the dirt, gossipverb
wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies
"She won't dish the dirt"
chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visitverb
talk socially without exchanging too much information
"the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
Wiktionary
gossipnoun
Someone who likes to talk about someone else's private or personal business.
gossipnoun
Idle talk about someone's private or personal matters, especially someone not present.
gossipnoun
A genre in contemporary media, usually focused on the personal affairs of celebrities.
gossipverb
To talk about someone else's private or personal business, especially in a way that spreads the information.
gossipverb
To talk idly.
Etymology: From gossib, godsib, from godsibb, equivalent to.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
GOSSIPnoun
Etymology: from god and syb, relation, affinity, Saxon.
Go to a gossip ’s feast and gaude with me,
After so long grief such nativity:
—— With all my heart, I’ll gossip at this feast. William Shakespeare.At the christening of George duke of Clarence, who was born in the castle of Dublin, he made both the earl of Kildare and the earl of Ormond his gossips. John Davies, on Ireland.
And sometimes lurk I in a gossip ’s bowl,
In very likeness of a roasted crab,
And when she drinks against her lips I bob. William Shakespeare.To do the office of a neighbour,
And be a gossip at his labour. Hudibras, p. ii. cant. 1.’Tis sung in ev’ry street,
The common chat of gossips when they meet. Dryden.To Gossipverb
Etymology: from the noun.
Go to a gossip’s feast and gaude with me.
—— With all my heart, I’ll gossip at this feast. William Shakespeare.His mother was a votress of my order,
And, in the spiced Indian air by night,
Full often hath she gossipt by my side. William Shakespeare.The market and exchange must be left to their own ways of talking; and gossippings not to be robbed of their ancient privilege. John Locke.
Nor met with fortune, other than at feasts,
Full warm of blood, of mirth, of gossipping. William Shakespeare, K. John.
Wikipedia
Gossip
Gossip is idle talk or rumour, especially about the personal or private affairs of others; the act is also known as dishing or tattling.Gossip is a topic of research in evolutionary psychology, which has found gossip to be an important means for people to monitor cooperative reputations and so maintain widespread indirect reciprocity. Indirect reciprocity is a social interaction in which one actor helps another and is then benefited by a third party. Gossip has also been identified by Robin Dunbar, an evolutionary biologist, as aiding social bonding in large groups.
ChatGPT
gossip
Gossip refers to the casual and often idle talk or conversation, typically sharing personal or sensational information about other individuals or events, often with a negative or sensationalistic tone. It involves spreading rumors, speculations, or details about someone's personal life, actions, or relationships without their knowledge or consent. Gossip can occur in social settings, workplaces, or any community where individuals share and exchange information about others for self-entertainment or as a way to form social bonds.
Webster Dictionary
Gossipnoun
a sponsor; a godfather or a godmother
Gossipnoun
a friend or comrade; a companion; a familiar and customary acquaintance
Gossipnoun
one who runs house to house, tattling and telling news; an idle tattler
Gossipnoun
the tattle of a gossip; groundless rumor
Gossipverb
to stand sponsor to
Gossipverb
to make merry
Gossipverb
to prate; to chat; to talk much
Gossipverb
to run about and tattle; to tell idle tales
Etymology: [OE. gossib, godsib, a relation or sponsor in baptism, a relation by a religious obligation, AS. godsibb, fr. god + sib alliance, relation; akin to G. sippe, Goth. sibja, and also to Skr. sabh assembly.]
Wikidata
Gossip
Gossip is idle talk or rumor about the personal or private affairs of others. It is one of the oldest and most common means of sharing facts, views and slander. This term is used pejoratively by its reputation for the introduction of errors and variations into the information transmitted, and it also describes idle chat, a rumor of personal, or trivial nature. Gossip has been researched in terms of its evolutionary psychology origins. This has found gossip to be an important means by which people can monitor cooperative reputations and so maintain widespread indirect reciprocity. Indirect reciprocity is defined here as "I help you and somebody else helps me." Gossip has also been identified by Robin Dunbar, an evolutionary biologist, as aiding social bonding in large groups. With the advent of the internet gossip is now widespread on an instant basis, from one place in the world to another what used to take a long time to filter through is now instant. The term is sometimes used to specifically refer to the spreading of dirt and misinformation, as through excited discussion of scandals. Some newspapers carry "gossip columns" which detail the social and personal lives of celebrities or of élite members of certain communities.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Gossip
gos′ip, n. one who runs about telling and hearing news: idle talk: a familiar acquaintance: a boon-companion.—v.i. to run about telling idle tales: to talk much: to chat: (Shak.) to stand godfather to.—n. Goss′iping, the act or practice of one who gossips or tattles.—p.adj. having the character of one who gossips: tattling.—n. Goss′ipry.—adj. Goss′ipy. [Orig. a sponsor in baptism, or one related in the service of God; M. E. gossib (earlier form, godsib)—God, and sib, related; cf. Ger. sippe, Ice. sif, affinity, Scot. sib, related.]
The Roycroft Dictionary
gossip
1. Vice enjoyed vicariously--the sweet, subtle satisfaction without the risk. 2. The lack of a worthy theme.
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
GOSSIP
Derived either from the Grk. _gups_, vulture, or Fr. _gosier_, wind-pipe. Hence, a vulture that tears its prey to bits, or an exercise of the wind-pipe from which every victim gets a blow.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of gossip in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of gossip in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of gossip in a Sentence
Gossip is the art of saying nothing in a way that leaves practically nothing unsaid.
We all bring our different life experiences to our reading of these things, i'm used to these old Southern gossip tales where all this stuff goes on all the time.
I won't live in L.A. again, hell no, my friends tell me s**t when they come over I don't want to hear. I don't even know who got married and who got pregnant. You turn on the news in L.A. and it is all gossip about people. All the stuff that is going on in the world right now and this gossip is the news?... I love the BBC. I haven't heard myself mentioned on TV since I have been here. That has been really weird for me, and great.
Gossip is only the lack of a worthy memory.
It would be boring without gossip.
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- ғәйбәт тоҡсайы, ғәйбәт, ғәйбәтсеBashkir
- xafarder, xafarderia, xafardejarCatalan, Valencian
- klatschen, Klatsch, tratschen, schwatzen, TratschGerman
- klaĉo, klaĉiEsperanto
- chambre, cotilleo, chismosa, chimento, argüende, cotilla, copuchento, chisme, chismorrear, copucha, chismoso, cahuín, alcahuete, chismear, vinazo, cuecho, cotillear, chirmol, mitote, argüendero, cocoa, bochinche, brete, argüenderaSpanish
- juoruilija, juoruta, jutella, juorukello, juoru, juoruillaFinnish
- commère, commérage, bavarder, cancan, commérer, ragot, potinsFrench
- scéalaíochtIrish
- seanchasScottish Gaelic
- רכילות, לרכלHebrew
- गप-शपHindi
- pletykás, pletykál, pletyka, pletykafészekHungarian
- gosipIndonesian
- chiaccherare, ciarla, chiacchera, comare, pettegolo, linguacciuto, spettegolare, chiacchierone, pettegolezzo, chiacchierona, pettegola, ciarlatano, diceriaItalian
- ゴシップ, 噂Japanese
- tarawau, pōtinitini, pakitara, ngutungutuMāori
- roddelaarster, kletspraatje, zeveren, kletsen, roddelaar, zwetsen, roddelen, babbelen, roddelDutch
- slarve, sladder, sladreNorwegian
- aseezį́Navajo, Navaho
- plotkarz, plotkarka, plotkować, plotkaPolish
- fofoqueiro, bisbilhotice, papear, bater papo, fofocar, mexericar, fofoca, mexerico, mexeriqueiroPortuguese
- сплетничать, болтун, болтунья, сплетник, слухи, сплетница, болтовня, сплетниRussian
- tračati, brbljati, ogovaranje, оговарање, ogovaratiSerbo-Croatian
- çuçurjar, thashetheme, çuçurimë, thashethemexhiAlbanian
- skvaller, skvallerkäring, skvallerranta, sladder, sladderkärring, skvallertaska, sladdertacka, skvallertant, skvallerkvarn, tjallare, skvallerbytta, skvallermosterSwedish
- fakachi, fitina, tetesiSwahili
- గాలి కబుర్లుTelugu
- dedikoducu, dedikodu yapmak, dedikodu, çene çalmakTurkish
- گپ شپUrdu
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