Dictionary definition · gossip
noun
- light informal conversation for social occasions
- a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people"the divorce caused much gossip"
- a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others
verb
- wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies"She won't dish the dirt"
- talk socially without exchanging too much information"the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).