GOSSIP

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

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