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noun
Gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth.
synonyms: hearsay, rumor.
is a specific kind of: comment, gossip, scuttlebutt.
derivation: bruit, rumor, rumourv1.
Dutch: geruchten, gerucht, mare, praatjePolish: fama
verb
Tell or spread rumors.
synonyms: bruit, rumor.
is a specific kind of: dish the dirt, gossip.
derivation: hearsay, rumor, rumourn1.
Dutch: gerucht
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