gossips

hearsay

Unverified secondhand information

• whisperSpeech without full voice
• speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
• buzzContinuous low drone

grapevine · innuendo · tittle-tattle · talk · rumormonger · scuttlebutt · word-of-mouth · unconfirmed · allegation · misinformation

chitchat

Informal light conversation

• prattleTrivial, prolonged speech
• natterLight, aimless conversation
• jabberTalk rapidly, incoherently

gabbing · blabber · small talk · yak · schmooze · banter · confab · gabfest · talkative · loose-lipped

catty

Slyly spiteful

• snideDerisively insinuating
• mockingScornfully imitating or ridiculing
• disapprovingExpressing unfavorable opinion

critical · mean-spirited · two-faced · backstabbing · nosy · prying · busybody · holier-than-thou · self-righteous · schadenfreude

tabloid

Sensationalist newspaper format

• exposéInvestigative journalism piece
• sensationalismOverhyped news coverage
• notorietyFame from misdeeds

infamy · disgrace · impropriety · affair · indiscretion · controversy · juicy · salacious · shocking · celebrity

whisper

Speech without full voice

• confidentialMeant to stay secret
• hush-hushHighly confidential matter
• insiderOne with confidential access

leak · privy · behind closed doors · off the record · under wraps · sneak · furtive · discreet · confidante · eavesdrop

• historical obstetricsmidwife, midwifery, midwives, childbirth, obstetrics
• criticscritic, critics, criticizer, criticizers, faultfinder
• show-offsbraggarts, boasters, showboats, grandstanders, egotists
• negativistspessimists, defeatists, doomers, doomsayers, negative Nellies
• cliquesclique, in-crowd, in-group, inner circle, cool kids
• bad influenceswrong crowd, peer pressure, bad habits, enablers, manipulators