1 [noncount] a : information about the behavior and personal lives of other people
▪ Have you heard the latest (piece of) gossip about their divorce? ▪ He had been spreading gossip about his coworkers.
b : information about the lives of famous people
▪ the latest news and gossip from the entertainment industry ▪ She writes a gossip column in the paper. ▪ a gossip columnist 2 [count] : a person who often talks about the private details of other people's lives
▪ He's a terrible gossip. 3 [count] chiefly Brit : a conversation about the personal lives of other people
▪ I like having a good gossip now and then.
▪ Have you heard the latest (piece of) gossip about their divorce? ▪ He had been spreading gossip about his coworkers.
b : information about the lives of famous people
▪ the latest news and gossip from the entertainment industry ▪ She writes a gossip column in the paper. ▪ a gossip columnist
▪ He's a terrible gossip.
▪ I like having a good gossip now and then.





