Slander vs. Gossip

Slandernoun

A false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken, not written), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement.

Slanderverb

To utter a slanderous statement; baselessly speak ill of.

Slandernoun

A false tale or report maliciously uttered, tending to injure the reputation of another; the malicious utterance of defamatory reports; the dissemination of malicious tales or suggestions to the injury of another.

Slandernoun

Disgrace; reproach; dishonor; opprobrium.

Slandernoun

Formerly, defamation generally, whether oral or written; in modern usage, defamation by words spoken; utterance of false, malicious, and defamatory words, tending to the damage and derogation of another; calumny. See the Note under Defamation.

Slanderverb

To defame; to injure by maliciously uttering a false report; to tarnish or impair the reputation of by false tales maliciously told or propagated; to calumniate.

Slanderverb

To bring discredit or shame upon by one's acts.

Slandernoun

words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another

Slandernoun

an abusive attack on a person's character or good name

Slanderverb

charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone;

Slandernoun

the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation

Slandernoun

a false and malicious spoken statement

Slanderverb

make false and damaging statements about (someone)

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.