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Word: Gossip
Speech Type: Noun
late Old English godsibb, ‘godfather, godmother, baptismal sponsor’, literally ‘a person related to one in God’, from god ‘God’ + sibb ‘a relative’ (see sib). In Middle English the sense was ‘a close friend, a person with whom one gossips’, hence ‘a person who gossips’, later (early 19th century) ‘idle talk’ (from the verb, which dates from the early 17th century)
ˈɡɒsɪp
casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details that are not confirmed as being true
Short Definition:conversation about other people
Examples:- he became the subject of much local gossip
Word: Gossip
Speech Type: Verb
ˈɡɒsɪp
engage in gossip
Short Definition:engage in gossip
Examples:- they would start gossiping about her as soon as she left
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