gup
Trivial talk, rumors
Gup is chiefly British or Indian English for idle talk, gossip, or foolish chatter: Don't listen to that gup.
The word suggests trivial or unreliable information—rumor rather than fact.
It can also be an exclamation dismissing something as nonsense: Gup! That's ridiculous.
gossip
Informal light conversation
- rumorUnconfirmed circulating story
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
- tittle-tattleTrivial, idle chatter
- scuttlebuttInformal rumor or speculation
whisper · scandal · idle talk · chatter · buzz · dirt · juicy · spreading
chitchat
Informal light conversation
- rumorUnconfirmed circulating story
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
- tittle-tattleTrivial, idle chatter
scuttlebutt · whisper · scandal · idle talk · chatter · buzz · dirt · juicy · spreading · neighborhood
conversation
Exchange of spoken ideas
- talkVerbal exchange between people
- discussionExchange of ideas
- matterSpace-occupying substance with mass
thing · subject · topic · affair · story · news · word · speech · dialogue · discourse
hush
Absence of sound
zip it · mum · muzzle · stifle · silence · hold tongue · clam up · pipe down · not a word · keep quiet