gos·sip
/ˈɡäsəp/
noun
casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details that are not confirmed as being true.
"he became the subject of much local gossip"
synonyms: tittle-tattle, tattle, rumor (s), whispers, stories, tales, canards, tidbits, idle talk, scandal, hearsay, malicious gossip, whispering campaign, smear campaign, bavardage, on dit, Kaffeeklatsch, labrish, shu-shu, dirt, buzz, mudslinging, goss, scuttlebutt, tea, skinder, bruit, chat, talk, conversation, chatter, heart-to-heart, tête-à-tête, blether, blather, conference, discussion, dialogue, exchange, adda, chitchat, jaw, gas, confab, natter, chinwag, rabbit, crack, rap, bull session, gabfest, mag, yarn, confabulation, colloquy
verb
engage in gossip.
"they would start gossiping about her as soon as she left"
synonyms: spread rumors, spread gossip, circulate rumors, spread stories, tittle-tattle, tattle, talk, whisper, tell tales, muckrake, dish the dirt, spill the tea, skinder, bruit something abroad/about, chat, converse, speak to each other, discuss things, have a talk, have a chat, have a tête-à-tête, have a conversation, engage in conversation, gas, have a confab, chew the fat/rag, jaw, rap, yak, yap, natter, have a chinwag, chinwag, shoot the breeze, visit, mag, confabulate
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