| 释义 |
Noun: gossip gósip- Light informal conversation for social occasions
- chitchat, chit-chat, chit chat, small talk, gab, gabfest [N. Amer], tittle-tattle, chin wag, chin-wag [Brit], chin wagging, chin-wagging, causerie - A report (often malicious) about the behaviour of other people
"the divorce caused much gossip"
- comment, scuttlebutt [N. Amer], goss [Brit] - A person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others
- gossiper, gossipmonger, rumormonger [US], rumourmonger [Brit, Cdn], newsmonger
Verb: gossip gósip- Wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies
- dish the dirt - Talk socially without exchanging too much information
- chew the fat, shoot the breeze [N. Amer], chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer, natter, jaw, claver [UK, dialect], visit, gas, gab
Derived forms: gossiped, gossiping, gossips See also: gossiping, gossipy Type of: account, chat, communicator, confab, confabulation, converse, discourse, report, schmoose, schmooze, speak, talk Encyclopedia: Gossip |