gossip
noun /ˈɡɒs.ɪp/
/ˈɡɑː.səp/ Definition
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B2 [S or U] conversation or reports about other people's private lives that might be unkind, disapproving, or not true: Her letter was full of gossip. Jane and Lyn sat in the kitchen having a good gossip about their friends. I don't like all this idle gossip. I've got some juicy gossip for you. Have you heard the (latest) gossip?Gossip and rumour › [C] disapproving (mainly UK gossipmonger) someone who enjoys talking about other people and their private lives: She's a terrible gossip.Speakers and talkers gossipy /ˈɡɒs.ɪ.pi/
/ˈɡɑː.sɪ.pi/ adjective › a gossipy letter gossipy peopleTalkative and eloquent
/ˈɡɑː.sɪ.pi/ adjective › a gossipy letter gossipy peopleTalkative and eloquent(Definition of gossip noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- caller noun (PHONE)
- commentator noun
- conversationalist noun
- demagogue noun
- flack noun
- gasbag noun
- informant noun
- interlocutor noun
- loudmouth noun
- motormouth noun
- orator noun
- peddler noun
- raconteur noun
- speaker noun (FORMAL TALK)
- spokesman noun
- spokeswoman noun
- talker noun
- voice noun (OPINION)
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