gossip Definition

gossip
noun

1. derog
Talk or writing about the private affairs of others, often spiteful and untrue.
Thesaurus: rumour, hearsay, scandal, earful, chitchat, chatter.
2. derog
Someone who engages in or spreads such talk.
Thesaurus: snoop, tattler, scandalmonger, backbiter, magpie, chatterbox, blabbermouth (slang).
3. Casual and friendly talk.

verb, intr gossiped, gossiping

1. To engage in, or pass on, malicious gossip.

Thesaurus: tattle, blether, blab.
2. To chat.

Thesaurus: chat, prattle, tattle, jaw, blether.

Derivative: gossiping
noun, adj

Derivative: gossipy
adj

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon godsibb godparent, hence a familiar friend one chats to.