#1 gossip n. [chitchat, chit-chat, chit chat, small talk, gab, gabfest, tittle-tattle, chin wag, chin-wag, chin wagging, chin-wagging, causerie] light informal conversation for social occasions. wn
#2 gossip n. [comment, scuttlebutt] a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip". wn
#3 gossip v. [dish the dirt] wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies; "She won't dish the dirt". wn
#4 gossip v. [chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer, natter, jaw, claver, visit] talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze". wn
#5 gossip n. [gossiper, gossipmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger, newsmonger] a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others. wn
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