Citations:gossip

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English citations of gossip

Noun idle talk about private or personal matters[edit]

c.1885
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  • c.1885 - A.L.O.E. (Tucker, Charlotte Maria), The Wondrous Sickle and Other Stories: The Wondrous Sickle (Undated - Gall and Ingis, London)
    "Perhaps not," replied Fath Masih gravely. "Many women come to visit my wife, both Mahomedan and Hindu, but their talk is mere gossip...