gossip

gossip
noun
1》 casual conversation or unsubstantiated reports about other people.
2》 chiefly derogatory a person who likes talking about other people's private lives.
verb (gossips, gossiping, gossiped) engage in gossip.
Derivatives
gossiper noun
gossipy adjective
Word History
A gossip was originally a rather more serious and worthy person than they are now. In Old English the word was spelled godsibb and meant 'godfather or godmother', literally 'a person related to one in God'; it came from sibb 'a relative', the source of sibling. In medieval times a gossip was 'a close friend, a person with whom one gossips', hence 'a person who gossips', later (early 19th century) 'casual conversation about other people'.

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  • gossip — [gäs′əp] n. [ME godsip, gossyp (with assimilated d ) < Late OE godsibbe, godparent: see GOD & SIB] 1. Now Dial. a) a godparent b) a close friend 2. a person who chatters or repeats idle talk and rumors, esp. about the private affairs of others …   English World dictionary

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