light informal conversation for social occasions
"They spent the entire lunch break exchanging gossip about their coworkers at the water cooler."
a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
"the divorce caused much gossip"
a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others
"The office gossip spread rumors about everyone's lunch orders as if she were sharing inside secrets."
Someone who likes to talk about other people's private or personal business.
"Sarah is such a gossip that she never leaves a party without sharing everyone's secrets on her way out."
wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies
"She won't dish the dirt"
talk socially without exchanging too much information
"the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
To talk about someone else's private or personal business, especially in a manner that spreads the information.
"The neighbors spent the whole afternoon gossiping about the new couple moving into the house down the street."
A surname.
"My neighbor Mrs. Gossip is actually a very private person, despite her last name suggesting otherwise."