Definition
[n] light informal conversation for social occasions
[n] a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip"
[n] a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others
[v] chew the fat; shoot the breeze
[v] wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies
Synonyms
causerie, chaffer, chat, chatter, chin-wag, chin-wagging, chitchat, chitchat, claver, comment, confab, confabulate, gab, gabfest, gossiper, jaw, natter, newsmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger, scuttlebutt, small talk, tittle-tattle, visit