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GOSSIP

Definition:

[noun] light informal conversation for social occasions
Synonyms: chitchat, small talk, gab, gabfest, tittle-tattle, chin-wag, chin-wagging, causerie
[noun] a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip"
Synonyms: comment, scuttlebutt
[noun] a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others
Synonyms: er, monger, rumormonger, rumourmonger, newsmonger
[verb] wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies; "She won't dish the dirt"
Synonyms: dish the dirt
[verb] talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
Synonyms: chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chatter, chaffer, natter, jaw, claver, visit