n. | 1. | |
1. | A sponsor; a godfather or a godmother. | |
2. | A friend or comrade; a companion; a familiar and customary acquaintance. | |
3. | One who runs house to house, tattling and telling news; an idle tattler. | |
4. | The tattle of a gossip; groundless rumor. | |
v. t. | 1. | To stand sponsor to. |
v. i. | 1. | To make merry. |
2. | To prate; to chat; to talk much. | |
3. | To run about and tattle; to tell idle tales. |
Noun | 1. | gossip - light informal conversation for social occasions |
2. | gossip - a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip" Synonyms: scuttlebutt, comment | |
3. | gossip - a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others | |
Verb | 1. | gossip - wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies; "She won't dish the dirt" Synonyms: dish the dirt |
2. | gossip - talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" Synonyms: chew the fat, chitchat, claver, confab, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze, chat, chaffer, confabulate, chatter, visit |