gossip
Syllabification: (gos·sip)
Pronunciation: /ˈgäsəp/
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Definition of gossip
noun
verb ( gossips, gossiping, gossiped)
Origin:
late Old English godsibb 'godfather, godmother, baptismal sponsor', literally 'a person related to one in God', from god 'God' + sibb 'a relative' (see sib). In Middle English the sense was 'a close friend, a person with whom one gossips', hence 'a person who gossips', later (early 19th century) 'idle talk' (from the verb, which dates from the early 17th century)
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