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gossip (noun, verb):
noun
1a dialectal British : godparent
b: companion, crony
c: a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others
2a: rumor or report of an intimate nature
b: a chatty talk
c: the subject matter of gossip
verb
: to relate gossip
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : the Old English word sibb, meaning “relative” or “kinsman,” long ago combined with the word god (meaning, well, “god”) to form godsibb, which referred to a person who was spiritually related to another, specifically by being a baptismal sponsor. Today we call such a person a godparent. Over the centuries, godsibb changed both in form and in meaning. In Middle English, gossib came to be used for a close friend or chum as well as for a godparent. From there it was only a short step to gossip, a word for anyone—not just a friend, relative, or sponsor—known for spilling the tea. By the early 17th century, gossip had expanded into the verb use that is current use
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