gossipy
Fond of tattling
Gossipy describes someone inclined to gossip—sharing idle talk about others' private affairs—or something characterized by such talk: a gossipy neighbor, a gossipy magazine column.
The word suggests chattiness about personal matters, often trivial or speculative, without necessarily implying malice.
Inclined to converse freely
- blabbermouthOne who reveals secrets
- chatterboxOne who talks incessantly
- garrulousTediously long-winded
- loquaciousInclined to talk much
voluble · prattling · nattering · babbling · jabbering · yakking · gabby · blabby
Unverified secondhand information
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- innuendoOblique disparaging remark
- tittle-tattleTrivial, idle chatter
- grapevineInformal gossip network
scuttlebutt · whisper · buzz · rumormonger · dishing · spilling tea · word-of-mouth · pillow talk
Intrusively inquisitive
- meddlesomeProne to interfering
- inquisitiveEager to learn more
- busybodyIntrusive meddler
- eavesdroppingSecretly listening to others
curious · probing · snooping · intrusive · nosy · interfering · peeking · overhearing
Sensationalist newspaper format
- sensationalArousing intense excitement
- juicyFull of moisture
- salaciousLewdly interested in intimacy
- tell-allRevealing, candid account
exposé · scoop · dirt · smear · mudslinging · defamatory · slanderous · libelous
chatty
Inclined to converse freely
- blabbermouthOne who reveals secrets
- chatterboxOne who talks incessantly
- garrulousTediously long-winded
loquacious · voluble · prattling · nattering · babbling · jabbering · yakking · gabby · blabby · talkative
hearsay
Unverified secondhand information
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- innuendoOblique disparaging remark
- tittle-tattleTrivial, idle chatter
grapevine · scuttlebutt · whisper · buzz · rumormonger · dishing · spilling tea · word-of-mouth · pillow talk
prying
Intrusively inquisitive
- meddlesomeProne to interfering
- inquisitiveEager to learn more
- busybodyIntrusive meddler
eavesdropping · curious · probing · snooping · intrusive · nosy · interfering · peeking · overhearing · busybodying
tabloid
Sensationalist newspaper format
- sensationalArousing intense excitement
- juicyFull of moisture
- salaciousLewdly interested in intimacy
tell-all · exposé · scoop · dirt · smear · mudslinging · defamatory · slanderous · libelous · muckraking
- talkativechatty, verbose, wordy, mouthy, rambling
- toneshigh tone, low tone, mid tone, neutral tone, tone language
gossipytaciturn
Habitually uncommunicative
reticent · uncommunicative · tight-lipped · closemouthed · reserved
gossipydiscreet
Careful to avoid notice
circumspect · prudent · confidential · trustworthy · diplomatic
- gossip columnPublished celebrity chatter
- gossip magazinesPublications covering celebrity scandals
- office gossipWorkplace rumor sharing
- gossip columnistJournalist covering celebrity rumors
- gossip millInformal rumor circulation system
- workplace gossipInformal office chatter
gossip, gossiping, gossips, gossiper, gossiped, gossipmonger, gossipier, gossipiest