gossip
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old English godsibb (“‘godparent’”). Later it came to mean a person who is your friend or companion. Since friends do a lot of talking the modern meaning of "idle talking" has stuck.
[edit] Noun
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gossip (plural gossips)
- Someone who likes to talk about someone else’s private or personal business.
- Idle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially someone not present.
[edit] Synonyms
- scuttle-butt (2)
- See also Wikisaurus:chatter
[edit] Translations
person
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idle talk
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[edit] Verb
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to gossip (third-person singular simple present gossips, present participle gossiping or gossipping, simple past and past participle gossiped or gossipped)
- To talk about someone else's private or personal business, especially in a way that spreads the information.
- To talk idly.
[edit] Translations
to talk about someone else's private or personal business
to talk idly
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[edit] Italian
[edit] Noun
gossip m. inv.
