gossip

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Synonyms: gosip, gossib, bossip, gossi, gossin

Antonyms: gosip, gossib, bossip, gossi, gossin

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|countable}} Someone who likes to talk about other people's private or personal business.
2. {{lb|en|uncountable}} Idle [[talk]] about someone’s [[private]] or [[personal]] matters, especially about someone not present.
3. {{lb|en|uncountable}} Idle [[conversation]] in general.
4. {{lb|en|uncountable}} A genre in contemporary media, usually focused on the personal affairs of celebrities.
5. {{lb|en|computing}} [[communication|Communication]] done using a {{w|gossip protocol}}.
6. {{lb|en|now|only|_|historical}} A [[sponsor]]; a [[godfather]] or [[godmother]]; the [[godparent]] of one's child or godchild, or the parent of one's godchild.
7. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[familiar]] [[acquaintance]].
8. {{lb|en|obsolete}} {{n-g|Title used with the name of one's child's godparent or of a friend}}.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To talk about someone else's private or personal business, especially in a manner that [[spread]]s the information.
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To talk [[idly]].
3. {{lb|en|obsolete}} To stand [[godfather]] to; to provide [[godparents]] for.
4. {{lb|en|obsolete}} To [[enjoy oneself]] during [[festivities]], to [[make merry]].
5. {{lb|en|intransitive|computing}} To [[communicate]] using a {{w|gossip protocol}}.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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