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▸ noun: (uncountable) Idle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially someone not present.
▸ noun: (uncountable) Idle conversation in general.
▸ noun: (uncountable) A genre in contemporary media, usually focused on the personal affairs of celebrities.
▸ noun: (computing) Communication done using a gossip protocol.
▸ noun: (now only historical) A sponsor; a godfather or godmother; the godparent of one's child or godchild, or the parent of one's godchild.
▸ noun: (obsolete) A familiar acquaintance.
▸ noun: (obsolete) Title used with the name of one's child's godparent or of a friend.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To talk about someone else's private or personal business, especially in a manner that spreads the information.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To talk idly.
▸ verb: (obsolete) To stand godfather to; to provide godparents for.
▸ verb: (obsolete) To enjoy oneself during festivities, to make merry.
▸ verb: (intransitive, computing) To communicate using a gossip protocol.
▸ noun: A surname.
Similar:
newsmonger,
tittle-tattle,
rumormonger,
small talk,
rumourmonger,
chitchat,
confabulate,
gab,
natter,
chatter,
more...
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