GOSSIP
Scrabble letter values: G2O1S1S1I1P3 = 9
Definition
- verb wag one's tongue. — synonyms: dish_the_dirt
- verb talk socially without exchanging too much information. — synonyms: chew_the_fat, shoot_the_breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter
- noun light informal conversation for social occasions. — synonyms: chitchat, chit-chat, chit_chat, small_talk, gab, gabfest, tittle-tattle, chin_wag
- noun a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people. — synonyms: comment, scuttlebutt
- noun a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others. — synonyms: gossiper, gossipmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger, newsmonger
Examples
- “speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies”
- “She won't dish the dirt”
- “the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze”