gossip
/ˈɡɑsɪp/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.88 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Idle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially about someone not present.
Uncountable
noun
A genre in contemporary media, usually focused on the personal affairs of celebrities.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Be careful what you say to him: he’s a bit of a gossip."
- "A losing Gamester, who is obliged to drive into the City to dispose of a little South Sea Stock, gives the Hint there. The Gossips at Garraway’s have it in a Moment: At One it is buzz’d on Change, and the circulating Whisper in the Boxes interrupts the Play at Night."
- "He was an arrant old gossip, too; for ever coming off in his canoe to the ships in the bay, and regaling their crews with choice little morsels of court scandal […]"
- "Alf could tell you about everybody on both sides of Main Street. He was a vicious male gossip, insatiably curious and vindictive without malice."
- "According to the latest gossip, their relationship is on the rocks."
- "I have a juicy piece of gossip to share with you."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: godsybbe, godsibb
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɡɑsɪp/
- British English: /ˈɡɒsɪp/