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| gos·sip [ góssip ] |
noun (plural gos·sips) |
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1. conversation about personal matters: conversation about the personal details of other people's lives, whether rumor or fact, especially when malicious
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2. casual conversation: informal conversation or writing about recent and often personal events
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3. habitual talker: somebody who habitually discusses the personal details of others' lives
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intransitive verb (past and past participle gos·siped, present participle gos·sip·ing, 3rd person present singular gos·sips) |
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talk about other people: to spread rumors or tell people the personal details of others' lives, especially maliciously
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| [ Old English godsibb "godparent, close friend" <god + sib "relative"] |
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  gos·sip·er noun |
| gos·sip·ry noun |
| gos·sip·y adjective |
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