Word Finder - gossip

definition

Someone who likes to talk about other people's private or personal business.

example

Be careful what you say to him: he’s a bit of a gossip.

synonyms

• busybody
• gossipmonger
• meddler
• rumormonger

definition

Idle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially someone not present.

example

According to the latest gossip, their relationship is on the rocks.

synonyms

• dirt
• hearsay
• rumor
• scandal
• scuttlebutt

definition

Idle conversation in general.

synonyms

• chat
• chinwag
• chit-chat
• natter

definition

A genre in contemporary media, usually focused on the personal affairs of celebrities.

example

a gossip blog

definition

A sponsor; a godfather or godmother; the godparent of one's child.

synonyms

• sponsor

definition

A familiar acquaintance.

synonyms

• friend

definition

Title used with the name of one's child's godparent or of a friend.

definition

To talk about someone else's private or personal business, especially in a manner that spreads the information.

synonyms

• blab
• dish the dirt
• spill the tea
• talk out of turn
• tell tales out of school

definition

To talk idly.

synonyms

• chat
• chatter
• chew the fat
• chinwag
• natter
• prattle
• shoot the breeze

definition

To stand godfather to; to provide godparents for.

definition

To enjoy oneself during festivities, to make merry.