Meaning & Definition of Gossip in English
English⟶
Gossip
/gɑsəp/
noun
1. Light informal conversation for social occasions
synonym:
- chitchat,
- chit-chat,
- chit chat,
- small talk,
- gab,
- gabfest,
- gossip,
- tittle-tattle,
- chin wag,
- chin-wag,
- chin wagging,
- chin-wagging,
- causerie
2. A report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
- "The divorce caused much gossip"
synonym:
- gossip,
- comment,
- scuttlebutt
3. A person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others
synonym:
- gossip,
- gossiper,
- gossipmonger,
- rumormonger,
- rumourmonger,
- newsmonger
verb
1. Wag one's tongue
- Speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies
- "She won't dish the dirt"
synonym:
- dish the dirt,
- gossip
2. Talk socially without exchanging too much information
- "The men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
synonym:
- chew the fat,
- shoot the breeze,
- chat,
- confabulate,
- confab,
- chitchat,
- chit-chat,
- chatter,
- chaffer,
- natter,
- gossip,
- jaw,
- claver,
- visit
Examples of using
She loves to gossip.
You're such a gossip.
He loves to gossip.