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gossips
We have found lemma(root) word of gossips : gossip.
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[ˈɡɒsɪp], (Noun)
Definitions:
- casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details that are not confirmed as being true
(e.g: he became the subject of much local gossip)
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Origin
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late Old English godsibb, ‘godfather, godmother, baptismal sponsor’, literally ‘a person related to one in God’, from god ‘God’ + sibb ‘a relative’ (see sib). In Middle English the sense was ‘a close friend, a person with whom one gossips’, hence ‘a person who gossips’, later (early 19th century) ‘idle talk’ (from the verb, which dates from the early 17th century)
[ˈɡɒsɪp], (Verb)
Definitions:
- engage in gossip
(e.g: they would start gossiping about her as soon as she left)
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Origin
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late Old English godsibb, ‘godfather, godmother, baptismal sponsor’, literally ‘a person related to one in God’, from god ‘God’ + sibb ‘a relative’ (see sib). In Middle English the sense was ‘a close friend, a person with whom one gossips’, hence ‘a person who gossips’, later (early 19th century) ‘idle talk’ (from the verb, which dates from the early 17th century)
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