noun
- A conversation that spreads personal information about other people.
- synonyms: gossipmongering
verb
- Wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies.
- usage: "She won't dish the dirt"
- synonyms: dish the dirt, gossip
- Talk socially without exchanging too much information.
- usage: "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
- synonyms: chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit
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