Gossip
noun
Talk or stories about the private lives of other people that might be unkind or not true.
There's always a lot of gossip in the office about who might get promoted.
Often appears as...
- spread gossip
- office gossip
noun
A person who enjoys talking about other people's private lives.
Don't trust him with your secrets, he's such a gossip.
Often appears as...
- notorious gossip
- village gossip
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To talk about other people's private lives often including details that are not confirmed as being true.
They spent the evening gossiping about their colleagues.
Often appears as...
- gossip about someone
- gossip behind one's back
noun
Talk or stories about the private lives of other people that might be unkind or not true.
There's always a lot of gossip in the office about who might get promoted.
Often appears as...
- spread gossip
- office gossip
noun
A person who enjoys talking about other people's private lives.
Don't trust him with your secrets, he's such a gossip.
Often appears as...
- notorious gossip
- village gossip
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To talk about other people's private lives often including details that are not confirmed as being true.
They spent the evening gossiping about their colleagues.
Often appears as...
- gossip about someone
- gossip behind one's back
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Social Risks
Gossip can damage relationships and reputations. Use carefully in sensitive social situations.
After the rumor, she was wary of office gossip.
Pro Tip 2/3Often Negative
While not always bad, gossip commonly has a negative connotation implying disapproved behavior.
He found the gossip about his friend distasteful.
Pro Tip 3/3Entertainment Source
Gossip is often shared for amusement, especially in informal gatherings.
The party buzzed with gossip about celebrities.
Pro Tip 1/3Social Risks
Gossip can damage relationships and reputations. Use carefully in sensitive social situations.
After the rumor, she was wary of office gossip.
Pro Tip 2/3Often Negative
While not always bad, gossip commonly has a negative connotation implying disapproved behavior.
He found the gossip about his friend distasteful.
Pro Tip 3/3Entertainment Source
Gossip is often shared for amusement, especially in informal gatherings.
The party buzzed with gossip about celebrities.
Pro Tip 1/3Social Risks
Gossip can damage relationships and reputations. Use carefully in sensitive social situations.
After the rumor, she was wary of office gossip.
Pro Tip 2/3Often Negative
While not always bad, gossip commonly has a negative connotation implying disapproved behavior.
He found the gossip about his friend distasteful.
Pro Tip 3/3Entertainment Source
Gossip is often shared for amusement, especially in informal gatherings.
The party buzzed with gossip about celebrities.
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Video examples
Jonathan Haidt: The...
And as soon as people heard about the punishment issue going on, cooperation shoots up. It shoots up and it keeps going up. Lots of research shows that to solve cooperative problems, it really helps. It's not enough to appeal to people's good motives. It helps to have some sort of punishment. Even if it's just shame or embarrassment or gossip, you need some sort of punishment
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We Are What We Eat:...
You know, they eat that all the time there. The women also bring back hay for the animals, to feed the cows. These women go out every day and they are just having a blast. They are laughing all the time, talking all the time they really look forward to these outings. They are going to walk away from the men, walk away from the village and gossip all they want.
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The moral roots of...
punishment issue going on cooperation shoots up it shoots up and it keeps going up there's a lot of research showing that to solve cooperative problems it really helps it's not enough to just appeal to people's good motives it really helps to have some sort of punishment even if it's just shame or embarrassment or gossip you need some sort of
Video examples
Jennifer Healey: If cars...
this idea that our cars will be watching us, talking about us to other cars, that we'll be going down the road in a sea of gossip. But I believe it can be done in a way that protects our privacy, just like right now, when I look at your car from the outside, I don't really know about you.
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Nicholas Christakis: The...
And I can cultivate that intuition in you by just asking Who would you rather be if a deadly germ was spreading through the network? Would you rather be C or D? You'd rather be D, on the edge of the network. And now who would you rather be if a juicy piece of gossip -- not about you --
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Nick Bostrom: Humanity's...
If you think about what we normally take as giving life a lot of its meaning -- music, humor, eroticism, spirituality, aesthetics, nurturing and caring, gossip, chatting with people -- all of these, very likely, are enabled by a special circuitry that we humans have,
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The political power of...
So I answered the phone expecting to hear maybe some church gossip, or maybe something from WorldStarHipHop she had discovered. But when I answered the phone, I was met with a tone that was unlike anything I had ever heard from my mother. My mother's loud.
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The price of shame PIPE...
to now have a life span of forever. Jennifer Lawrence and several other actors had their iCloud accounts hacked, and private, intimate, nude photos were plastered across the internet without their permission. One gossip website had over five million hits
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Bullying must end now PIPE...
but the truth is those remarks still have the same sting that they did years ago even if I don't show it's human nature to want to belong and want to participate but the next time you hear a sexist joke racial slur mean-spirited gossip
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Future tech will give...
So that's two. Now, what was the third reason why people move to cities? A rich social life. They would need to be in the city for that these days. Because people these days, they make friends, they chat, gossip and flirt
Video examples
Jonathan Haidt: The...
And as soon as people heard about the punishment issue going on, cooperation shoots up. It shoots up and it keeps going up. Lots of research shows that to solve cooperative problems, it really helps. It's not enough to appeal to people's good motives. It helps to have some sort of punishment. Even if it's just shame or embarrassment or gossip, you need some sort of punishment
Video examples
We Are What We Eat:...
You know, they eat that all the time there. The women also bring back hay for the animals, to feed the cows. These women go out every day and they are just having a blast. They are laughing all the time, talking all the time they really look forward to these outings. They are going to walk away from the men, walk away from the village and gossip all they want.
Video examples
The moral roots of...
punishment issue going on cooperation shoots up it shoots up and it keeps going up there's a lot of research showing that to solve cooperative problems it really helps it's not enough to just appeal to people's good motives it really helps to have some sort of punishment even if it's just shame or embarrassment or gossip you need some sort of
Video examples
Jennifer Healey: If cars...
this idea that our cars will be watching us, talking about us to other cars, that we'll be going down the road in a sea of gossip. But I believe it can be done in a way that protects our privacy, just like right now, when I look at your car from the outside, I don't really know about you.
Video examples
Nicholas Christakis: The...
And I can cultivate that intuition in you by just asking Who would you rather be if a deadly germ was spreading through the network? Would you rather be C or D? You'd rather be D, on the edge of the network. And now who would you rather be if a juicy piece of gossip -- not about you --
Video examples
Nick Bostrom: Humanity's...
If you think about what we normally take as giving life a lot of its meaning -- music, humor, eroticism, spirituality, aesthetics, nurturing and caring, gossip, chatting with people -- all of these, very likely, are enabled by a special circuitry that we humans have,
Video examples
The political power of...
So I answered the phone expecting to hear maybe some church gossip, or maybe something from WorldStarHipHop she had discovered. But when I answered the phone, I was met with a tone that was unlike anything I had ever heard from my mother. My mother's loud.
Video examples
The price of shame PIPE...
to now have a life span of forever. Jennifer Lawrence and several other actors had their iCloud accounts hacked, and private, intimate, nude photos were plastered across the internet without their permission. One gossip website had over five million hits
Video examples
Bullying must end now PIPE...
but the truth is those remarks still have the same sting that they did years ago even if I don't show it's human nature to want to belong and want to participate but the next time you hear a sexist joke racial slur mean-spirited gossip
Video examples
Future tech will give...
So that's two. Now, what was the third reason why people move to cities? A rich social life. They would need to be in the city for that these days. Because people these days, they make friends, they chat, gossip and flirt
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
John Travolta
American Actor
I learned early on to stay away from gossip magazines and reviews. That stuff just makes you unhappy, and I know actors that read everything that's written about them and they're miserable. You can choose what to let into your life.
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Sofia Vergara
Colombian Model
Sometimes it can be bad to have too much family. Everybody gets involved in your problems, giving their opinion, gossiping, and making drama. But when bad things happen, they will be there to support you.
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Brene Brown
American Author
First and foremost, we need to be the adults we want our children to be. We should watch our own gossiping and anger. We should model the kindness we want to see.
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Julie Bowen
American Actress
I'm on a strict gossip diet. No gossip websites, no gossip magazines. Otherwise, I find it paralyzing to exist.
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Gina Schock
American Musician
Every time I see a story about the Go-Go's, it sounds like a gossip column about our health or our love life.
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Gloria Swanson
American Actress
The major gossip columnists were more concerned with protecting the industry than with gunning down sinners.
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Jennifer Damiano
American Actress
I've never been involved in something where people cared about my personal life and the gossip of it!
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Kevin Spacey
American Actor
No one's personal life is in the public interest. It's gossip, bottom line. End of story.
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Nani
Portuguese Athlete
Trash my acting and my films. But don't gossip about my personal life.
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Tabitha Soren
American Celebrity
Knowing policy does help make the gossip more understandable.
Quote examples
John Travolta
American Actor
I learned early on to stay away from gossip magazines and reviews. That stuff just makes you unhappy, and I know actors that read everything that's written about them and they're miserable. You can choose what to let into your life.
Quote examples
Sofia Vergara
Colombian Model
Sometimes it can be bad to have too much family. Everybody gets involved in your problems, giving their opinion, gossiping, and making drama. But when bad things happen, they will be there to support you.
Quote examples
Brene Brown
American Author
First and foremost, we need to be the adults we want our children to be. We should watch our own gossiping and anger. We should model the kindness we want to see.
Quote examples
Julie Bowen
American Actress
I'm on a strict gossip diet. No gossip websites, no gossip magazines. Otherwise, I find it paralyzing to exist.
Quote examples
Gina Schock
American Musician
Every time I see a story about the Go-Go's, it sounds like a gossip column about our health or our love life.
Quote examples
Gloria Swanson
American Actress
The major gossip columnists were more concerned with protecting the industry than with gunning down sinners.
Quote examples
Jennifer Damiano
American Actress
I've never been involved in something where people cared about my personal life and the gossip of it!
Quote examples
Kevin Spacey
American Actor
No one's personal life is in the public interest. It's gossip, bottom line. End of story.
Quote examples
Nani
Portuguese Athlete
Trash my acting and my films. But don't gossip about my personal life.
Quote examples
Tabitha Soren
American Celebrity
Knowing policy does help make the gossip more understandable.
Example 1 of 10
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