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(noun) small talk, gab, gabfest, tittle-tattle, chin wag, chin wagging, chin-wag, chin-wagging, chit chat, chit-chat, chitchat, causerie
light informal conversation for social occasions
(noun) scuttlebutt, comment
a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
the divorce caused much gossip
(noun) gossiper, gossipmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger, newsmonger
a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others
(verb) visit, jaw, natter, chaffer, chat, chatter, chew the fat, chit-chat, chitchat, claver, shoot the breeze, confab, confabulate
talk socially without exchanging too much information
the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze
(verb) dish the dirt
wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies
She won't dish the dirt