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Gossip \Gos"sip\, n. [OE. gossib, godsib, a relation or sponsor
in baptism, a relation by a religious obligation, AS.
godsibb, fr. god + sib alliance, relation; akin to G. sippe,
Goth. sibja, and also to Skr. sabh[=a] assembly.]
1. A sponsor; a godfather or a godmother.

Should a great lady that was invited to be a gossip,
in her place send her kitchen maid, 't would be ill
taken. --Selden.

2. A friend or comrade; a companion; a familiar and customary
acquaintance. [Obs.]

My noble gossips, ye have been too prodigal. --Shak.

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

The common chat of gossips when they meet. --Dryden.

4. The tattle of a gossip; groundless rumor.

Bubbles o'er like a city with gossip, scandal, and
spite. --Tennyson.

Gossip \Gos"sip\, v. t.
To stand sponsor to. [Obs.] --Shak.

Gossip \Gos"sip\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gossiped}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Gossiping}.]
1. To make merry. [Obs.] --Shak.

2. To prate; to chat; to talk much. --Shak.

3. To run about and tattle; to tell idle tales.

If people actually read this book thoroughly they'll only discover that Mr. Speakes came up with not just one or two indiscretions against his former employer, but 313 pages of gossip and slander.
"Let's leave it in the gossip column."
But a gossip column with rules struck some readers as ridiculous.
Last week, William Norwich, the prominent high society gossip columnist, left the paper to write for Vogue magazine and write a book.
He also ruled that the Globe's method of news gathering, including "listening to gossip in the bars and clubs of Palm Beach," was lawful.
Chatter, gossip and exchanges of notes between local authorities and London ministries indicated that this was the way Mercedes was thinking.
Felix regularly lampooned Tijuana's elite in his gossip column, "A Bit of Something."
Though not an authorized biography, it does share its subject's well-known distaste for gossip.
Like Elly, she likes to gossip, worries about gaining weight while sneaking cookies, and occasionally barks at her kids.
Sheilah Graham, the legendary Hollywood gossip columnist who with Louella Parsons and Hedda Hopper formed what came to be known as the "Unholy Trio," has died in a hospital here.
Naturally enough music lovers switched off in their droves, but mindless gossip freaks switched on.
Earlier this month, New York Post gossip columnist Suzy listed Mr. Scharffenberger among "Reagan intimates" at Betsy Bloomingdale's Beverly Hills party for the first family.
But yesterday one banker described the suggestions as scurrilous gossip, adding that there was total support for Mr Sorrell in his current role.
"It's the elections, but it is also a time to meet friends, gossip a little," said Chand, the election officer. "Most of these people have taken a day off from the fields and won't return home until late afternoon." "It's also very peaceful.
Such tapes would be an ideal vehicle for any attempt to turn market gossip into inside information.
The newest name in the fast-churning gossip mill was Howard Baker, the former White House chief of staff.
The former Amateur champion has a sense of adventure, an ear for gossip, a nose for a good story.
They offer an encouraging example. At fairs you meet hundreds of potential new customers; you get the chance to pick over the goods of competitors; you catch up with gossip and the latest ideas.
"In the area of private life and morals, it's less easy to decide what is legitimate news and what is gossip."
Syndicated gossip columnist Karen Feld filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that biographer Kitty Kelley and a photographer tried to drive her out of business.
Fermenting the gossip is a pair of biographies, both a tribute to his pivotal role in the development of an American cuisine.
You could gossip in five languages.
However, it was common gossip in the bank that Sir John Quinton was only supposed to be keeping 'the seat warm for Andrew'. The peculiar hold of members of the bank's founding families on the the top jobs at Barclays has often been commented on.
New York Daily News gossip columnist Liz Smith (admitting that she was dressed for comfort's sake) took notes in a charcoal gabardine pantsuit by Yves St. Laurent, a bargain she'd found at Bergdorf's a while back.
Cereal factory worker David Rouch says he's suffered years of gossip, malicious pranks and the cold shoulder because of a local newspaper's report of what turned out to be a unjustified arrest.
Unfortunately, "Surviving at the Top" is totally lacking in personal information of the tabloid variety; if it's gossip you want, I respectfully suggest that you try Liz Smith, a true pro of whom I am most fond.
Japan's royal family still commands great deference as well as exciting gossip.
All the while, Turner and Fonda have been burning up the gossip circuit.
When a beautiful starlet who tried to plant a false gossip item with Paris is murdered, Chandler is drawn into a search for the killer.
More recently, there has been industry gossip that dealers, as well as buyers in copper-using industries, scrambled so effectively for supplies at the end of last year that they accumulated enough to cover needs at least temporarily.

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