Gossip1. (n.) A sponsor; a godfather or a godmother.
2. (n.) A friend or comrade; a companion; a familiar and customary acquaintance.
3. (n.) One who runs house to house, tattling and telling news; an idle tattler.
4. (n.) The tattle of a gossip; groundless rumor.
5. (v. t.) To stand sponsor to.
6. (v. i.) To make merry.
7. (v. i.) To prate; to chat; to talk much.
8. (v. i.) To run about and tattle; to tell idle tales.
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