Gossip

  • 101gossip — [OE] The Anglo Saxons’ term for a ‘godparent’ was godsibb, a compound formed from god ‘god’ (just as in modern English godmother, godfather, etc) and sib ‘relative’ (a word of unknown origin from which modern English gets sibling). It denotes… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 102gossip — gos·sip || gÉ‘sɪp / gÉ’s n. one who gossips, one who spreads rumors; rumors, idle talk about the private affairs of others v. talk about the private affairs of others, spread rumors …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 103gossip — I. n. 1. Tattler, babbler, chatterer, gadabout, idle talker. 2. Chat, chit chat, tattle, prate, prattle, cackle, clack, small talk , idle talk. II. v. n. Chat, tattle, prate, prattle, gabble, clack, cackle, talk idly …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 104gossip — n 1. rumor, grapevine, Inf. scuttlebutt, hearsay, Fr. oui dire. report, Archaic. bruit; an earful, Sl. dope, Inf. inside info, Sl. poop, tittle tattle; scandal, dirt, whispering campaign, mud slinging. 2. prattle, idle talk, Sl. schmooze, small… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 105gossip — gos·sip …

    English syllables

  • 106gossip — gos•sip [[t]ˈgɒs əp[/t]] n. v. siped sipped, sip•ing sip•ping 1) idle talk or rumor, esp. about the private affairs of others 2) light, familiar talk or writing 3) Also, gos′sip•er, gos′sip•per. a person given to tattling or idle talk 4) archaic… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 107gossip —   Lawe ōlelo, lawena ōlelo, holoholo ōlelo, imi ōlelo, lohe ōlelo, ho owā, hauwala au.   Also: ili ōlelo, lonolonoā, nonoā, nonononoā, ho opihapiha ōlelo, ohikau, nuku ou ou, ni a; hunehune (small talk); nēnē, wā, kalekale, io iolepo, kekēue,… …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 108gossip — Veritable hearsay, inadmissible in any court. Re Mantell, 157 Neb 900, 62 NW2d 308, 43 ALR2d 1122 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 109gossip — [OE] The Anglo Saxons’ term for a ‘godparent’ was godsibb, a compound formed from god ‘god’ (just as in modern English godmother, godfather, etc) and sib ‘relative’ (a word of unknown origin from which modern English gets sibling). It denotes… …

    Word origins

  • 110List of Gossip Girl episodes — Gossip Girl is a teen drama which premiered on September 19, 2007 in the United States on The CW. Gossip Girl is based on the young adult book series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar, and was developed for television by The O.C.… …

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