noun / verb
gossip
GAH-sip/ˈɡɑːsɪp/
Informal talk about other people's personal affairs.
The neighbors gossip quietly about the people living in the distant house.
Etymology
God plus “relative” originally named a godparent, then a familiar friend or neighbor. The word shifted from such companions to people engaging in idle talk, and finally to the talk itself.
In context
the rumors and gossip that are super wild and over the top. We try not to talk about those rumors. A lot of times we're talking about things that she's mentioned in interviews
More examples
- They gossip about their neighbors over coffee.
- I don't want to spread gossip about her divorce.
- My uncle is a gossip who shares everyone's secrets.
Forms
gossip · gossips · gossiped · gossiping
gossipy adjective — Full of talk about people's private lives.