gossip

Definitions

• (countable) Someone who likes to talk about other people's private or personal business.
• (uncountable) Idle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially someone not present.
• (uncountable) Idle conversation in general.
• (uncountable) A genre in contemporary media, usually focused on the personal affairs of celebrities.
• (obsolete) A sponsor; a godfather or godmother; the godparent of one's child.
• (obsolete) A familiar acquaintance.
• (obsolete) Title used with the name of one's child's godparent or of a friend.