gossip

Nouns

(n) light informal conversation for social occasions causerie, chin wag, chin-wag, chin wagging, chin-wagging, chitchat, chit-chat, chit chat, gab, gabfest, small talk, tittle-tattle,
(n) a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
- the divorce caused much gossip
scuttlebutt, comment,
(n) a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others gossiper, gossipmonger, newsmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger,

Verbs

(v) wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies
- She won't dish the dirt
dish the dirt,
(v) talk socially without exchanging too much information
- the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze
chat, chew the fat, chitchat, chit-chat, claver, confab, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze, chaffer, confabulate, chatter, visit,

Synonyms

causerie chin wag chin wagging chitchat chit-chat gab gabfest small talk tittle-tattle dish the dirt chat chew the fat claver confab jaw natter shoot the breeze chaffer confabulate chatter visit scuttlebutt comment gossiper gossipmonger newsmonger rumormonger rumourmonger

Words of close approximity

gossip columnist gossiper gossiping gossipmonger gossipmongering gossipy