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Look up: gossip

  1. gossip
    [n] - a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others 2. [n] - a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people 3. [v] - wag one`s tongue
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Gossip
    Gos'sip noun [ Middle English gossib , godsib , a relation or sponsor in baptism, a relation by a religious obligation, Anglo-Saxon godsibb , from god + sib alliance, relation; akin to German sippe , Goth. sibja , and also to Sanskrit sabhā assembly.] 1. A sponsor; a godfather or a godmother. « Should a great lady that was invi ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/46

  3. Gossip
    Gos'sip transitive verb To stand sponsor to. [ Obsolete] Shak.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/46

  4. Gossip
    Gos'sip intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Gossiped ; present participle & verbal noun Gossiping .] 1. To make merry. [ Obsolete] Shak. 2. To prate; to chat; to talk much. Shak. 3. To run about and tattle; to tell idle tales.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/46

  5. gossip
    1. A sponsor; a godfather or a godmother. 'Should a great lady that was invited to be a gossip, in her place send her kitchen maid, 't would be ill taken.' (Selden) ... 2. A friend or comrade; a companion; a familiar and customary acquaintance. 'My noble gossips, ye have been too prodigal.' (Shak) ... 3. One who runs house to house, tattling and tell ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  6. gossip
    noun a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; `the divorce caused much gossip`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  7. Gossip
    `Gossip` consists of casual or idle talk between friends. While ostensibly value neutral, the term often specifically refers to talk of scandal, slander, or schadenfreude relating to known associates of the participants, and discussed in an underhand or clandestine manner. Compare `backbiting`. While gossip forms one of the oldest and (still) the most common means of spreading and sharing facts and views, it also has a reputation for the introdu...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gossip

  8. Gossip
    • (v. i.) To make merry. • (v. t.) To stand sponsor to. • (n.) A friend or comrade; a companion; a familiar and customary acquaintance. • (v. i.) To run about and tattle; to tell idle tales. • (n.) The tattle of a gossip; groundless rumor. • (n.) One who runs house to house, tattling and telling news; an idle tattler. ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  9. gossip
    gossip 1. As a noun, a person who will never tell a lie if the truth will do more damage. 2. Mouth-to-mouth recitation.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  10. gossip
    1. light informal conversation for social occasions
    2. a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people

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