Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - gossip
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Gossip
gossip
~1 n 1 conversation or information about other people's behaviour and private lives, often including unkind or untrue remarks (What's the latest gossip? | have a gossip) (Phil's in there having a gossip with Maggie. | idle gossip (=gossip not based on facts)) 2 someone who likes talking about other people's private lives ~2 v to spend time talking to someone about other people's behaviour and private lives or about other things that do not concern you + abou (Julie was gossiping about Jane and Mick's affair.)
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(gossips, gossiping, gossiped) 1. Gossip is informal conversation, often about other people’s private affairs. There has been much gossip about the possible reasons for his absence... Don’t you like a good gossip? N-UNCOUNT: also a N 2. If you gossip with someone, you talk informally, especially about other people or local events. You can also say that two people gossip. We spoke, debated, gossiped into the night... Eva gossiped with Sarah... Mrs Lilywhite never gossiped. V-RECIP: pl-n V, V with n, V (non-recip) 3. If you describe someone as a gossip, you mean that they enjoy talking informally to people about the private affairs of others. He was a vicious gossip. N-COUNT c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 a easy or unconstrained talk or writing esp. about persons or social incidents. b idle talk; groundless rumour. 2 an informal chat, esp. about persons or social incidents. 3 a person who indulges in gossip. --v.intr. (gossiped, gossiping) talk or write gossip. Phrases and idioms gossip column a section of a newspaper devoted to gossip about well-known people. gossip columnist a regular writer of gossip columns. gossip-monger a perpetrator of gossip. Derivatives gossiper n. gossipy adj. Etymology: earlier sense 'godparent': f. OE godsibb person related to one in GOD: see SIB ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. болтовня, разговоры to have a good gossip —- поболтать всласть they settled down to a good old gossip —- они сели посплетничать (перемыть косточки ближним) 2. сплетня; слухи; россказни, толки coulisse gossip —- закулисные сплетни all this gossip —- все эти сплетни don't believe all the gossip you hear —- не всяким слухам можно верить to pick up gossip —- быть охотником до сплетен 3. разг. светская хроника 4. болтун; болтунья; сплетник; сплетница all the gossips of the town were present —- все городские сплетни собрались здесь 5. болтать, беседовать 6. сплетничать (также gossip about) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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columnist сотрудник редакции, ведущий отдел светской хроники GOSSIP 1. noun 1) болтовня 2) сплетня; слухи to be given to gossip - сплетничать 3) кумушка, болтунья, сплетница; болтун, сплетник 2. v. 1) болтать; беседовать 2) сплетничать, передавать слухи (of/about) Whos been gossiping about me? ...Англо-русский словарь
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- O.E. godsibb "godparent," from God + sibb "relative," of unknown origin. Extended in M.E. to "any familiar acquaintance," later (1566) to "anyone engaging in familiar or idle talk." Sense extended 1811 to "trifling talk, groundless rumor." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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