Top synonyms for “gossip”: causerie, chaffer, chat, chatter, chew the fat, chin wag, chin wagging, chin-wag, and 25 more below.
Definitions
- (noun)light informal conversation for social occasions
- (noun)a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people“the divorce caused much gossip”
- (noun)a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others
- (verb)talk socially without exchanging too much information“the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze”
- (verb)wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies“She won't dish the dirt”
Definitions sourced from Princeton WordNet (BSD license).
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Common synonyms for "gossip" include causerie, chaffer, chat, chatter, chew the fat, chin wag. Our thesaurus lists 33 total alternatives drawn from Princeton WordNet. Click any synonym to find its rhymes.
What does "gossip" mean?
light informal conversation for social occasions
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