Definitions of gossip [ˈgɒs əp]

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Definition of 'gossip'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) gossip
idle talk or rumor, esp. about the private affairs of others.

2.  gossip
light, familiar talk or writing.

3.  gossip
Also, gossip&sylnb;er, gossip&syl;per. a person given to tattling or idle talk.

4.  gossip
Archaic. a friend, esp. a woman.

5. (v.i.) gossip
to talk idly, esp. about others.

Etymology: (bef. 1050; < OE godsibb, orig. godparent =godGod+sibb related; see sib)

Definition of 'gossip'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) chitchat, chit-chat, chit chat, small talk, gab, gabfest, gossip, tittle-tattle, chin wag, chin-wag, chin wagging, chin-wagging, causerie
light informal conversation for social occasions

2. (noun) gossip, comment, scuttlebutt
a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
"the divorce caused much gossip"

3. (verb) gossip, gossiper, gossipmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger, newsmonger
a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others

4. (verb) dish the dirt, gossip
wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies
"She won't dish the dirt"

5. (verb) chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit
talk socially without exchanging too much information
"the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"

Definition of 'gossip'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) gossip
to talk about other people and their private business
He's always gossiping about other people.

Definition of 'gossip'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) gossip
a sponsor; a godfather or a godmother

2. (noun) gossip
a friend or comrade; a companion; a familiar and customary acquaintance

3. (noun) gossip
one who runs house to house, tattling and telling news; an idle tattler

4. (noun) gossip
the tattle of a gossip; groundless rumor

5. (verb) gossip
to stand sponsor to

6. (verb) gossip
to make merry

7. (verb) gossip
to prate; to chat; to talk much

8. (verb) gossip
to run about and tattle; to tell idle tales

Definitions of 'gossip'

The Roycroft Dictionary

gossip
1. Vice enjoyed vicariously--the sweet, subtle satisfaction without the risk.

2. The lack of a worthy theme.

Translation of 'gossip'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: talk about other people's affairs, not always truthful I never pay any attention to gossip.
Afrikaans: skinderpraatjies	Arabic: قيل وقال	Bulgarian: клюка
Brazilian: fofoca	Czech: klepy	German: der Klatsch
Danish: sladder	Greek: κουτσομπολιό	Spanish: chismes, chismorreo, coti
Estonian: kuulujutt	Farsi: شایعه	Finnish: juoru
French: commérages	Hebrew: רְכִילוּת	Hindi: चुगली
Croatian: ogovaranje	Hungarian: pletyka	Indonesian: gunjingan
Icelandic: slúður, kjaftasaga	Italian: pettegolezzo	Japanese: うわさ話
Korean: 험담, 소문	Lithuanian: apkalbos, paskalos	Latvian: pļāpas; tenkas
Malay: gosip	Dutch: roddel, achterklap	Norwegian: sladder, folkesnakk
Polish: plotki	Persian: شایعه	Pashto: بې اساسه خبرې، اوازه، انګ
Portuguese: bisbilhotice	Romanian: bârfă	Russian: сплетня
Slovak: klebeta	Slovenian: opravljanje	Serbian: trač
Swedish: skvaller	Thai: การนินทา	Turkish: dedikodu
Taiwanese: 流言蜚語，閒話	Ukrainian: плітки, чутки	Urdu: گپ شپ
Vietnamese: chuyện tầm phào	Chinese: 流言蜚语，闲话
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