Rumor vs. Gossip

Rumornoun

A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.

Rumornoun

Information or misinformation of the kind contained in such claims.

Rumorverb

To tell a rumor about; to gossip.

Rumornoun

A flying or popular report; the common talk; hence, public fame; notoriety.

Rumornoun

A current story passing from one person to another, without any known authority for its truth; - in this sense often personified.

Rumornoun

A prolonged, indistinct noise.

Rumorverb

To report by rumor; to tell.

Rumornoun

gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth

Rumorverb

tell or spread rumors;

Rumor

A rumour (British English), or rumor (American English; see spelling differences; derived from Latin: 'rumorem' - noise), is In the social sciences, a rumour involves a form of a statement whose veracity is not quickly or ever confirmed. In addition, some scholars have identified rumour as a subset of propaganda.

Gossipnoun

(countable) Someone who likes to talk about other people's private or personal business.

Gossipnoun

(uncountable) Idle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially someone not present.

Gossipnoun

(uncountable) Idle conversation in general.

Gossipnoun

(uncountable) A genre in contemporary media, usually focused on the personal affairs of celebrities.

Gossipnoun

(obsolete) A sponsor; a godfather or godmother; the godparent of one's child.

Gossipnoun

(obsolete) A familiar acquaintance.

Gossipnoun

(obsolete) Title used with the name of one's child's godparent or of a friend.

Gossipverb

(intransitive) To talk about someone else's private or personal business, especially in a manner that spreads the information.

Gossipverb

(intransitive) To talk idly.

Gossipverb

(obsolete) To stand godfather to; to provide godparents for.

Gossipverb

(obsolete) To enjoy oneself during festivities, to make merry.

Gossipnoun

A sponsor; a godfather or a godmother.

Gossipnoun

A friend or comrade; a companion; a familiar and customary acquaintance.

Gossipnoun

One who runs house to house, tattling and telling news; an idle tattler.

Gossipnoun

The tattle of a gossip; groundless rumor.

Gossipverb

To stand sponsor to.

Gossipverb

To make merry.

Gossipverb

To prate; to chat; to talk much.

Gossipverb

To run about and tattle; to tell idle tales.

Gossipnoun

light informal conversation for social occasions

Gossipnoun

a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people;

Gossipnoun

a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others

Gossipverb

wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies;

Gossipverb

talk socially without exchanging too much information;

Gossip

Gossip is idle talk or rumour, especially about the personal or private affairs of others; the act is also known as dishing or tattling.Gossip is a topic of research in evolutionary psychology, which has found gossip to be an important means for people to monitor cooperative reputations and so maintain widespread indirect reciprocity. Indirect reciprocity is a social interaction in which one actor helps another and is then benefited by a third party.