yentas
Meddlers who blab
Yentas are gossips or busybodies—people who pry into others' affairs and spread what they learn.
The word comes from Yiddish and carries a Jewish cultural flavor, though it's used more broadly: The yentas in the neighborhood knew everyone's business.
Sometimes spelled yentes.
Historic Jewish village
- AshkenaziJews of European descent
- kibitzGive unsolicited advice
- schmoozeChat to gain favor
- chutzpahShameless, admirable audacity
bubbe · mensch · kvetch · nosh · schmaltz · tchotchke · mazel · oy vey
One who spreads unverified talk
- busybodyIntrusive meddler
- blabbermouthOne who reveals secrets
- tittle-tattleTrivial, idle chatter
- scuttlebuttInformal rumor or speculation
whispering · backbiting · hearsay · innuendo · scandal · dirt · tales · gossipmonger
Intruding in others' affairs
- intrusiveInvading others' privacy
- nosyIntrusively curious
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
- buttinskyIntrusive meddler in others' affairs
overbearing · obtrusive · officious · busybody · interloper · unwelcome · presumptuous · invasive
shtetl
Historic Jewish village
chutzpah · bubbe · mensch · kvetch · nosh · schmaltz · tchotchke · mazel · oy vey · nudnik
rumormonger
One who spreads unverified talk
- busybodyIntrusive meddler
- blabbermouthOne who reveals secrets
- tittle-tattleTrivial, idle chatter
scuttlebutt · whispering · backbiting · hearsay · innuendo · scandal · dirt · tales · gossipmonger · chinwag
interfering
Intruding in others' affairs
buttinsky · overbearing · obtrusive · officious · busybody · interloper · unwelcome · presumptuous · invasive · kibitzer
prattle
Trivial, prolonged speech
gabble · blather · chitchat · gabfest · babble · talkative · rambling · yapping · yakking · motor mouth
yentasconfidantes
Trusted secret-keepers
confidants · vaults · confessors · priests · therapists
yentasrecluses
People avoiding all society
hermits · loners · introverts · wallflowers · shrinking violets