The meaning of GOSSIP is rumors or information about the behavior or personal lives of other people; specifically : information about the behavior or lives of famous people. How to use …

GOSSIP definition: 1. conversation or reports about other people's private lives that might be unkind, disapproving…. Learn more.

The verb to gossip, meaning "to be a gossip", first appears in Shakespeare. The term originates from the bedroom at the time of childbirth. Giving birth used to be a social event exclusively …