gossipˈgɒs əp
gossip (v)
- present
- gossips
- past
- gossiped
- past participle
- gossiped
- present participle
- gossiping
gossip (n)
- plural
- gossips
gossip
gossip
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English Definitions:
chitchat, chit-chat, chit chat, small talk, gab, gabfest, gossip, tittle-tattle, chin wag, chin-wag, chin wagging, chin-wagging, causerie (noun)
light informal conversation for social occasions
gossip, comment, scuttlebutt (noun)
a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
"the divorce caused much gossip"
gossip, gossiper, gossipmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger, newsmonger (verb)
a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others
dish the dirt, gossip (verb)
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, visit (verb)
talk socially without exchanging too much information
"the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
gossip (Noun)
Someone who likes to talk about someone else's private or personal business.
gossip (Noun)
Idle talk about someone's private or personal matters, especially someone not present.
gossip (Noun)
A genre in contemporary media, usually focused on the personal affairs of celebrities.
gossip (Verb)
To talk about someone else's private or personal business, especially in a way that spreads the information.
gossip (Verb)
To talk idly.
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.
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.
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