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Noun

A conversation involving rumors or hearsay about the affairs of others

Friendly, informal conversation

A person who likes talking about other people's private lives

Silly, trivial, or pretentious talk or writing

One who is nosy, intrusive or meddlesome

A person who makes mischief

The action of slandering a person without that person's knowledge

Sister-wife

An intentionally false statement

Mud-slinger

Someone who spreads worrying rumours or needlessly alarms people

A close friend or companion

The playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks

To spread rumors

To chat idly

To make known or to reveal

To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone

Interfere in something that is not one's concern

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Noun

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A conversation involving rumors or hearsay about the affairs of others

rumors^US

rumours^UK

rumor^US

rumour^UK

dirt

hearsay

storeys^UK

stories^US

second-hand information

clothesline

secondhand information

the word on the street

unsubstantiated information

dragging one's name through the mud

defamation of character

character assassination

intimate intelligence

written communication

handwriting on the wall

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“There's been plenty of gossip floating around about the mayor's shenanigans.”

Noun

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Friendly, informal conversation

dialog^US

dialogue^UK

clamour^UK

clamor^US

head-to-head

channel of communication

information flow

exchange of ideas

informal conversation

rumors^US

rumours^UK

beauty-parlor chitchat

monologue^UK

monolog^US

socializing^US

socialising^UK

exchanging information

question and answer session

two-way communication

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“I enjoy going to the hairdresser for a haircut as well as some juicy gossip.”

Noun

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A person who likes talking about other people's private lives

destroyer of reputations

someone who is all talk

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“She had a reputation for being the town's resident annoying gossip.”

Noun

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Silly, trivial, or pretentious talk or writing

pretence^UK

pretense^US

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Noun

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One who is nosy, intrusive or meddlesome

sidewalk superintendent

investigative journalist

Noun

A person who makes mischief

Noun

The action of slandering a person without that person's knowledge

character assassination

libeling^US

libelling^UK

defamation of character

rumor^US

rumour^UK

misrepresentation of character

backhanded compliment

rumours^UK

rumors^US

dragging one's name through the mud

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

disfavor^US

disfavour^UK

blot on the escutcheon

offense^US

stories^US

offence^UK

storeys^UK

rap over the knuckles

talebearing

juicy morsel

intimate intelligence

low-down

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Noun

Sister-wife

Noun

An intentionally false statement

pretence^UK

pretense^US

departure from the truth

terminological inexactitude

trumped-up story

barefaced lie

fake news

figment of the imagination

deviation from the truth

disregard for the facts

rumour^UK

rumor^US

economy with the truth

misleading information

coloring^US

colouring^UK

manoeuvre^UK

maneuver^US

artefact^UK

artifact^US

beating about the bush

chimera^US

overgeneral reasoning

figment of imagination

chimaera^UK

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Mud-slinger

Noun

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Someone who spreads worrying rumours or needlessly alarms people

doom and gloom merchant

spreader of despair and despondency

sceptic^UK

skeptic^US

Noun

A close friend or companion

counsellor^UK

counselor^US

inseparable companion

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Noun

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The playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks

good-humoured mockery

humor^US

humour^UK

pleasant conversation

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Verb

To spread rumors

tell tales out of school

rumor^US

rumour^UK

criticize^US

criticise^UK

publicize^US

publicise^UK

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“Our employees appear to have a disturbing tendency to gossip about their coworkers.”

Verb

To chat idly

engage in conversation

talk nineteen to the dozen

talk the hind legs off a donkey

dialog^US

dialogue^UK

shoot one's mouth off

rumor^US

rumour^UK

talk a mile a minute

talk ten to the dozen

talk the hind leg off a donkey

socialize^US

socialise^UK

consult with each other

talk through one's hat

engage in communication

talk someone's ear off

carry on conversation

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“Many patrons would just sit around and gossip with their friends over a few drinks.”

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To make known or to reveal

spill the beans about

tell all about

tip off

squeal about

spill your guts about

let the cat out of the bag about

verbalize^US

vocalize^US

familiarize^US

verbalise^UK

familiarise^UK

vocalise^UK

publicize^US

let the cat out of the bag

publicise^UK

come out of the closet

bring out into the open

itemize^US

itemise^UK

tip one's hand

make a clean breast of

catalogue^UK

let cat out of the bag

catalog^US

declare one's preferences

bring to public attention

bring to public notice

give a description of

paint a word picture of

summarize^US

get out of your system

summarise^UK

accept responsibility

recognize^US

communicate information

realize^US

make a clean breast of it

recognise^UK

realise^UK

make a clean breast of things

explain the situation to

explain the circumstances to

describe the state of affairs to

bring out of the ground

give information about

put in the picture about

give the gen about

clue up about

make familiar with

keep up to speed with

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To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone

scandalise^UK

scandalize^US

stigmatize^US

stigmatise^UK

drag through the mire

speak evil of

run a smear campaign against

blacken someone's name

cast aspersions on

sully someone's reputation

drag someone's name through the mud

accuse falsely

drag someone's name through the mire

write false reports about

sully someone's name

spread lies about

injure the reputation of

mark wrong

tarnish someone's name

stain someone's good name

drag name through mud

give a black eye

blacken someone's character

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

defame someone's character

criticize^US

blacken the character of

criticise^UK

speak of with disfavour

disfavor^US

disfavour^UK

ruin the reputation of

pooh-pooh

bring into disfavour

destroy someone's credibility

damage someone's reputation

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Interfere in something that is not one's concern

enquire^UK

inquire^US

put your two cents in

enquire impertinently

stick one's nose into

involve oneself

interfere with

muscle in on

inquire impertinently

mind someone else's business

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

throw a spanner in the works

tread on someone's toes

make inroads into

step on someone's toes

eat into

squeeze in

make inroads

invade someone's space

meddle with

do some detective work

break train of thought

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