Meaning : Light informal conversation for social occasions.
Synonyms : causerie, chin wag, chin wagging, chin-wag, chin-wagging, chit chat, chit-chat, chitchat, gab, gabfest, small talk, tittle-tattle
Meaning : A report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people.
Example :
The divorce caused much gossip.
Synonyms : comment, scuttlebutt
Meaning : A person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others.
Synonyms : gossiper, gossipmonger, newsmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger
Meaning : Wag one's tongue. Speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies.
Example :
She won't dish the dirt.
Synonyms : dish the dirt
Meaning : Talk socially without exchanging too much information.
Example :
The men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze.
Synonyms : chaffer, chat, chatter, chew the fat, chit-chat, chitchat, claver, confab, confabulate, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze, visit