gossip
verb

- to talk about other people's private lives

noun

- the act of gossiping

- someone who enjoys talking about other people and their private lives

(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)

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Gossiping Preachers

Three preachers are on a boat far from the shore. They decide to confess their sins to one another.

Looking at the other two, Pastor Smith asks, "What is your greatest sin?"

Pastor Miller says, "Well, I have a problem with alcohol. I like to take to the bottle sometimes."

Pastor Williams replies, "I have a problem with lust. I desire every woman I see."

He then looks at Pastor Smith and says, "Okay, we confessed. So what do you have a problem with?"

Brother Smith says, "Gossip. Can we get back to town now?"

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SYNONYMS

(verb)
insinuate, rumour, tattle

(noun)
back-fence talk, grapevine, hearsay, idle talk

(a person who gossips)
busybody, gossip-monger, meddler, rumour-monger, snoop

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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation

"Like it or not, gossiping about co-workers is a fact of life."