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.

Neither would ever question nor gossip about their bosses.

Moscow is chiefly busy with gossip, he continued.

Darcie couldn't stand the gossip and rude behavior in every town, so she finally went back to the Indians.

This is, however, mere gossip and supposition.

So he rattled on, telling all the gossip he had heard among the orderlies.

He would tell me about the farm, about the village gossip.

There is probably no foundation for this story except gossip, and the cynical malice of Catherine.

Just look around Hollywood these days or pick up the latest gossip magazine.

But of late years, our increasing mistrust of the current gossip about him, and our increased knowledge of the magnitude of what he actually accomplished, have conspicuously influenced the judgments passed upon him.

If you were hoping for a bit of salacious gossip then you'll find it in these final chapters.

Don't use your letter as an opportunity to gossip about other people.

Visit HGTV's Design Star page to read profiles of the contestants, view before and after photos of design challenges, or just to gossip.

The blog section features TV news and gossip.

If you're looking for gossip on the latest Lindsay Lohan/Paris Hilton cat fight, you won't find it here.

You'll find gossip about movie premieres and celebrity divorces, as well as info on what your favorite celeb's day-to-day life is like.

Lohan is currently promoting Georgia Rule and has made no mention of the photographs or gossip.

Many speculated that his new fiancée wanted to take on the role, but Usher has denied the gossip, telling the Associated Press, "She [Tameka] has no aspirations of becoming my manager or any other artist's manager."

In response to all of the gossip, Jolie says, "There are going to be times when people want to try to attack me and I don't know why, but they will.

The most recent gossip from the New York Post is that Ivanka Trump was considered for the job.

Worse for Mercedes, the customer satisfaction surveys backed the gossip.

Count Rostopchin alone kept the conversation going, now relating the latest town news, and now the latest political gossip.

The questions put by these two kept the conversation from changing its ordinary character of gossip about the higher government circles.

That local news story or snippet of gossip you 've heard could earn you a small fortune !

Stateside Gossip – Warren Allen Smith brings us his quarterly roundup of celebrity gossip.

Add to that people who gossip, your first crush and the effects of puberty and it can make for some tense situations.

To get the latest celebrity gossip, head online and checkout what CosmoGirl has to offer.

Sure the other stuff is fun, but you can find A-list gossip anywhere.

What follows is your 10-Minute Celebrity Gossip for June 2006.

Additionally, our contributors have swept the Internet, magazines, and news outlets in search of the hottest gossip.

Shrider leaked the tape to gossip website TMZ, and clips were posted online.

Perez Hilton is reporting some delicious gossip this morning, and we just couldn't wait to share.

Although recent gossip purported Britney was expecting a girl, on September 12, 2006, Britney Spears gave birth to a 6 pound, 11 ounce baby boy.

He arrest for possession of the drug in London in the late 80s made him the subject of much tabloid gossip.

The chances are good that there will be plenty more malfunctions to gossip about in the coming years.

The only thing more fun than hearing the latest celebrity gossip is playing with the celeb-inspired paper dolls at Star Doll Heaven.

Anna Nicole Smith has become a household over the past decade; although it's mostly because of gossip columns and tabloid magazines rather than her career as a model and actress.

Why was her first order of business after her son's death to sell pictures of his last days to a gossip magazine?

If you can't get enough of your favorite celebrity babies, turn to the Celebrity Baby Blog to hear the latest gossip before it hits the tabloids.

The Celebrity Baby Blog covers gossip related to celebrity pregnancies and adoptions.

If you're truly addicted to celebrity gossip, you may want to check out some of the other popular celebrity blogs.

The gossip spread fast when the New York Post's Page Six column broke the story.

The latest gossip finds the two together in New York City at the Hudson Hotel's VIP room.

Her marriage and breakup with Brad Pitt brought her plenty of tabloid coverage, and she still ends up on the gossip pages whenever she's dating someone new.

Celebrity couples can't escape the media's entitlement of the juicy gossip surrounding their courtship and marriage.

An email from Felicia Culotta, who worked for Spears for 10 years, posted on a Hollywood.com gossip blog.

Her most recent brush with tabloid gossip was over her rumored relationship with Justin Timberlake after appearing in his music video, What Goes Around… The speculation came on the heels of Timberlake's breakup with Cameron Diaz.

In fact, some gossip columnists have gone so far as to speculate that Jake's friendships with Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong may be romantic.

Then the gossip started to fly -- Spears was rumored to be appearing at a show for the band The M+ M's at the House of Blues in San Diego.

It didn't take long for the news and photos of the incident to circulate online, with various gossip sites posting screen grabs of video footage from one of Lohan's former friends.

Gossip sites confirmed that the outfit seen in the photos matches other photos that were snapped outside of the club that night by paparazzi.