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# The Good Oil Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-word-of-the-day-24/
- Published: 2024-08-17T18:15:57.000Z
- Updated: 2024-08-17T18:25:37.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-20 04:39

The word for today is…

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](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gossip?ref=goodoil.news)

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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