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gossip(noun, information, report, talk, idle)
16
talk(noun, information, chatter, news, buzz)
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rumour
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report(noun, information, talk, account, idle)
14
rumor(noun, information, report, talk, account)
10
buzz(noun, note, talk, chatter, news)
10
scuttlebutt(noun, information, slang, talk, idle)
10
word(noun, information, report, account, idle)
9
scandal(noun, information, report, shame, talk)
7
news(noun, report, talk, claim, intelligence)
7
bruit(report, claim, story, news)
7
grapevine(noun, information, report, talk, chatter)
6
cry(noun, information, report, talk, claim)
6
rumble(noun, information, report, informal, talk)
5
information(noun, report, talk, account, intelligence)
5
canard(report, speech, talk, claim, story)
5
fame(noun, report, claim, story, news)
5
tittle-tattle(noun, idle, gossip, scandal, drivel)
4
flying rumor(expression, idiom, news)
4
scuttle-butt
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