Reverse Dictionary: GOSSIP

ADJECTIVES
1200 ► TALEWISE given to tales or talking; addicted to gossip; loquacious, garrulous, blabbing → obs.
1677 ► TWIT-TWAT addicted to chatter, gossiping → obs.
1719 ► TITTLE-TATTLE addicted to tattling; gossiping
1721 ► HAVERING chattering, nonsensical, gossiping, garrulous → Sc.
1790 ► CANKING gossiping, chattering; whining, peevish → Eng. dial.
1812 ► NEWSFUL full of gossip → Sc. 
1825 ► NEWSIE → NEWSY inclined to gossip, talkative, garrulous, talking a lot → Sc. 
1836 ► HAIKIN’ wandering, idle, worthless; gossiping from house to house → Sc.
1847 ► CALLING gossiping, idling → Eng. dial.
1871 ► NEWS-GIZZENED parched for want of news or gossip → Sc. 
1873 ► NASH-GABBIT talkative, gossiping → Sc.
1876 ► RATTLE-TONGUED talkative, garrulous, gossiping → Amer. dial.
1898 ► CADDLING gossiping, untruthful → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► CALLETING pert, saucy, gossiping → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1899 ► LONG-TONGUED talkative, prating, babbling, gossiping, vindictive → Amer. dial.
1899 ► NEWSY of a person: news-loving; inquisitive, prying, nosy, gossipy → Amer. dial.
20C.. ► MACO → MAKO inquisitive, gossipy, meddlesome → W. Indies sl.
1900 ► GADLY inclined to go about gossiping → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1901 ► TART of gossip, etc.: stinging, striking → Sc.
1903 ► NAFFLING AND SHAFFLING ABOUT gossiping → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► HAFFLING AND JAFFLING chattering, gossiping → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► WAFFLY given to chattering and gossiping → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1938 ► TALKIFIED talkative, chatty, gossipy → Amer. dial.
1940 ► LABRISH talkative, gossipy → W. Indies
1977 ► MACOCIOUS inclined to gossip → Trinidad and Tobago
1980 ► BUZZWORTHY worthy of attention and gossip → Amer. sl.

NOUNS
1382 ► TALING telling of tales, talking, gossiping; also, a tale
1529 ► TITTLE-TATTLE talk, chatter, prattle; esp. empty or trifling talk about trivial matters; petty gossip
1556 ► TWITTLE-TWATTLE idle talk, chatter, gossip, tittle-tattle → obs.
1605 ► CHIT-CHAT talk, conversation, often gossipy conversation
E18.. ► SCANMAG chatter, gossip, scandal → sl.
1704 ► CABAL a group of people met together for gossip or drinking → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1728 ► CLISH-MA-CLAVER idle or foolish talk; gossip; nonsense; false or scandalous reports, rumour → Sc.
1740 ► CANK → CONK gossip, chatter; a chat → Eng. dial.
1787 ► HAIVERS nonsense, foolish talk, gossip, chatter → Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
1787 ► HAVER a gossip, a desultory chat → Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
L18.. ► CAG an argument; a dispute; gossip → sl.
19C.. ​► CRAKE a talk; gossip, tale-telling, generally of an ill-natured kind → Eng. dial.
19C.. ► CAGMAG chatter, idle talk; gossip; an unsettled argument → Eng. dial.
19C.. ► CHATTERMAG chatter, talk, gossip → Eng. dial. or colloq.
19C.. ► HOB-GOB silly, empty talk; gossip, chat → Eng. dial.
1800 ► HAVERING chatter, gossip, nonsense → Sc.
1804 ► QUIDNUNCKERY curiosity; love of news or gossip
1806 ► GUP gossip; also, silly talk, blather, nonsense → Anglo-Indian 
1807 ► CLISH-CLASH idle gossip, scandal → Sc.
1809 ► GUP-GUP gossip; scandal → Anglo-Indian colloq.
1822 ► LONG-TAILED WHISTLE the spreading of gossip → Sc.
1839 ► GAMMOCKING gossiping, idling → Eng. dial.
1841 ► CAL talk, gossip → Eng. dial.
1842 ► HAIVER a gossip, a desultory chat → Sc.
1843 ► CAILEY → CALEY → CAYLEY → KALEY → KALY a call, a friendly visit, chat, gossip among neighbours → Ireland
1844 ► LAIG idle, silly talk; gossip → Sc.
1844 ► NEWS gossip; talk, conversation; the subject of talk → Sc.
1847 ► QUID-NUNC-ISM curiosity; love of news or gossip
M19. ► CHAFF-CUTTER gossip; slander → sl.
M19. ► NIGGER TALK chatter; irresponsible gossip → US sl., derogatory
1850 ► CANKING gossip, chattering → Eng. dial.
1855 ► BABBLE an idle, foolish story; gossip → Eng. dial.
1859  ► NIGGER NEWS gossip → Amer. dial., derogatory
1860 ► SCUTTLEBUTT gossip → US Civil War usage
1862 ► CUGGER-MUGGER a confabulation, a secret conversation; a whispering, a gossiping in a low voice → Ireland
1865 ► PADDY-NODDY a long, tedious tale; a roundabout story; silly matter for gossip → Eng. dial.
1866 ► BLUTTER a great deal of nonsensical gossip → Sc. (Bk.)
1866 ► GANGE pert, foolish speaking; a gossiping tongue → Sc.
1866 ► TONGUE-WORK chatter, gossip, babble
1866 ► YAG gossip, chatter; the act of gossiping; a gossip → Sc.
1867 ► CAMPLE talk, angry words, conversation, chat, a gossiping conversation → Eng. dial.
1867 ► TELL a talk, conversation; gossip, chat; tidings, news → Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
1868 ► BABBLES AND SAUNTERS gossiping tales and repetitions → Eng. dial.
1868 ► CALLING-SHOP a place for gossip → Eng. dial.
1869 ► CLIT-CLAT a talkative person, a gossip; a telltale, a blab; the noise made by a talkative person; foolish talk, gossip → Eng. dial.
1871 ► MILL-HOUSE STORY a piece of doubtful gossip → Eng. dial.
1873 ► NEWSING gossiping → Eng. dial.
1880 ► COOZE → COUSE a chat, a gossip → Eng. dial.
1885 ► CLISHMACLASH clish-clash, idle gossiping talk, scandal → Sc. (Bk.)
1888 ► WAFFLE twaddle, nonsense, gossip → printers’ sl.
1889 ► CADDLEMENT fuss, confusion; gossip, chatter → Eng. dial.
1891 ► CABALLING gossiping, chattering → Eng. dial.
1893 ► MARDLE a gossip; a long talk → Eng. dial.
1894 ► YAPE gossip → Eng. dial.
1895 ► DIDDLE tittle-tattle; a gossiping tale → Eng. dial.
1897 ► GABFEST a gathering for talk; a spell of talking; a prolonged conference or conversation; discussion; unrestrained talk; gossip → sl., orig. US
1898 ► BATCH a bout or turn of drinking, card-playing, gossip, etc. → Sc. & Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► CALL-HOIL a place for gossip → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► CALLING gossip, scandal, idling → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► CALLING-HOIL a place for gossip → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
L19.. ► CAFFLING gossiping, idle chattering → Ireland
20C.. ► BAD MOUTH malicious gossip or criticism → N. Amer. sl.
20C.. ► CHIN FEST a session of idle talk and gossip; a discussion → US sl.
20C.. ► LICKMOUTH cheap, nasty gossip → W. Indies sl.
20C.. ► NIGGERGRAM a stupid rumour; demeaning gossip → W. Indies sl., derogatory
20C.. ► NIGGER-MOUTH a stupid rumour; demeaning gossip → W. Indies sl., derogatory
20C.. ► OLD TALK chatter, gossip, rhetoric, empty boasting → W. Indies & Black British sl.
1900 ► GADDINGS gossiping visits → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1900 ► YAMMLOCH a social gathering, chiefly for the exchange of gossip → Sc.
1905 ► MAG prattle, chatter; a talk, gossip, chat → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► NANTLING gossiping or trifling matters → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► ODD TALK chatter, gossip, trifling dialogue → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► OLD BUCK impudence, cheek; gossip; abuse → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► RAKE a gossiping meeting → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1921 ► SCLAIVER a piece of scandal; idle or slanderous gossip → Sc.
1922 ► SHE-SHE TALK woman’s talk, gabble, gossip → Amer. dial.
1926 ► DIRT filth, obscenity, scurrilous information or gossip → sl.
1927 ► HASH nonsense; gossip → Amer. dial.
1930 ► JABBER gossip → sl.
1931 ► TALE-IDLE a false report; gossip → Amer. dial.
1939 ► SCHMOOSE → SCHMOOZE a lengthy gossipy conversation → sl., orig. US
1940 ► GAFF news, gossip → Irish sl.
1940 ► LABRISH gossip, chatter → W. Indies
1940 ► LATRINE WIRELESS the exchange of gossip at a latrine → World War II Brit. usage
1941 ► GUMBO-YA-YA a gathering of women at which there is much chatter and gossip → Amer. dial.
1942 ► BLAB-FEST a gathering of people for talking or gossip → Amer. sl.
1942 ► GRAVEL gossip → US sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► VICEVERSATION a conversation about others’ vices; malicious gossip → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1950 ► CHATTY-CHATTY a habitual gossip → W. Indies sl.
1950 ► JAYBIRD GOSSIP the petty gossip of the backyard, malicious and amusing like the raucous chatter of the jays → Amer. dial.
1954 ► KALYIN gossiping → Sc.
1957 ► FAT-CHEWING a gabfest; a spirited conversation; gossip → Amer. dial.
1961 ► ABBA-DABBA chatter, gossip → US sl.
1961 ► THE WORD gossip, rumours → US sl.
1967 ► PIG HASH nonsense; gossip → Amer. dial.
1968 ► BACKTALKING gossiping conversation → Amer. dial.
1968 ► BLABBER-FEST a gathering of people for talking or gossip → Amer. sl.
1979 ► SKINDER → SKINNER gossip, slanderous rumour → S. Afr.
1981 ► SKINDERING an act of gossiping → S. Afr.
1982 ► ROAD TALK gossip, a rumour → Bahamas
1989 ► JUICY G salacious gossip → US sl.
1990 ► SEH-SEH SEH-SEH gossip → W. Indies sl.
2006 ► EARFUL a tremendous amount of gossip → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 ► FLAPJAW chatter; gossip → US sl. (Bk.)

NOUNS, PERSON
1225 ► CACKLE one who chats or gossips; a telltale, tattler, or blabber; one who divulges a secret → sl.
1374 ► BLAB an open-mouthed person; one who has not sufficient control over his tongue; a revealer of secrets or of what ought to be kept private; a babbler, a tattler, a telltale
1386 ► LAB → LABBE a blab; a telltale; a great talker; a chatterbox; a gossip; one who cannot keep a secret → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1399 ► TITTLER one who tattles; a whisperer, a telltale, a talebearer; a gossip → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1400 ► CACKLER one who chats or gossips; a talkative person; a telltale, tattler, or blabber; one who divulges a secret → sl.
1400 ► GLAIVER → GLAVER one who is addicted to idle, foolish gossip; an idle, foolish person → obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial. obs.
1460 ► BELL-WETHER a clamorous person; one ready to give mouth; a gossiping woman; a fretful child
1529 ► HAIK a person who wanders idly from place to place; a layabout; an idler → chiefly Sc. & Eng. dial.
1549 ► FLIBBERTIGIBBET a chattering or gossiping person; a flighty, restless, or frivolous woman; a scatterbrain; an oaf
M16.. ► FLITTERTIGIBBET a scatterbrain; an oaf; a gossiper
1550 ► GADDER one who wanders or roves, esp. from motives of curiosity or gossip; a gadabout, a busybody, a gossip; a talkative person; an idle woman
1550 ► TATTLER an idle talker; a chatterer; a gossip; a talebearer; a telltale
1551 ► BLABBERLIP an indiscreet talker, a gossip, a telltale → UK sl.
1555 ► BABBLER one who tells too freely what he knows; a prating gossip; a teller of secrets; a blabber; a talebearer
1568 ► GADDER-ABOUT one who wanders or roves, esp. from motives of curiosity or gossip → obs.
1577 ► GADDER-ABROAD one who wanders or roves, esp. from motives of curiosity or gossip → obs.
1580 ► TITTLE-TATTLE a habitual tattler; one given up to gossip; esp. a woman so addicted → obs.
1600 ► TITTLE-TATTLER one addicted to tattling; an idle talker, a gossip
1633 ► EARWIG a malicious gossip or flatterer → obs.
1637 ► GROLL a foolish or superficial person; a gossip, a smatterer → obs.
1647 ► TALE-HEARER a willing listener to scandal or gossip
1709 ► QUIDNUNC one who is constantly asking: ‘What now?’ ‘What’s the news?’; one who is curious to know everything;  one who pretends to know all that is going on; hence, an inquisitive person; a gossip, a newsmonger →
1721 ► SCANDAL-MONGER a person who spreads scandal or gossip; one who spreads defamatory reports or rumours concerning the character or reputation of others
1725 ► CLATTERN a gossip; a chatterer; a tattler; a babbler → Sc.
1725 ► PRITTLE-PRATTLE a silly chatterer, a gossip → rare or Eng. dial.
1737 ► OLD WIFE a talkative, gossiping person → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1748 ► TABBY a spiteful or ill-natured female gossip or tattler
1756 ► GAD a person who goes about spreading gossip; a busybo4dy; a newsmonger; a talkative person → obs. exc. dial.
1757 ► GADABOUT one who gads about, esp. from motives of curiosity or gossip; a gossip, a busybody → obs.
1772 ► HAIVERIL → HAIVREL → HAVEREL → HAVERIL → HAVREL a person given to foolish or inconsequential chatter or gossip; also, a stupid or ignorant person, a fool, a simpleton → Sc.
1773 ► GIMMER a term of contempt for a woman; a female friend; a gossip → Sc.
1792 ► GABBER a person who talks a great deal; a fluent or skilful speaker; also, later, a person who talks too much; an indiscreet talkative person; a prattler; a gossip
L18.. ► BIDDY a woman, often used disparagingly, esp. of an elderly, gossipy, or dissolute woman
19C.. ► CAGMAG a gossip, a newsmonger;  a pert, meddling woman or girl → Eng. dial.
19C.. ► CHATTERMAG a chatterbox, a talkative woman, a gossip → Eng. dial. or colloq.
19C.. ► FRUMP an old woman with one or more of the following qualities: primness, wrinkles, slatternliness, gossipiness, grouchiness, or a holier-than-thou attitude
19C.. ► GABBLE a chatterer, a gossip
19C.. ► GABBLE-GRINDER a talkative person; a gossip → sl. obs.
1810 ► GAD-ABROAD one who wanders or roves, esp. from motives of curiosity or gossip → obs.
1814 ► MAUNDREL a gossip; a babbler → Sc.
1816 ► NASH-GOB a pert or gossiping person → Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
1818 ► NASH-GAB a pert or gossiping person, an impertinent, ill-natured fellow, a forward, prattling girl → Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
1822 ► CLAPPER-TONGUE a loud, noisy tongue; incessant talk; a female who is loud in speech or much given to gossip → Sc.
1822 ► CLATTER-STOUP a chattering, noisy person; a gossip → Sc.
1825 ► HAIG a female whose chief delight is to fly from place to place, telling tales concerning her neighbours → Sc.
1825 ► RAIK a roving, gadabout person or animal; one who wanders about from place to place in search of gossip or entertainment → Sc.
1825 ► YATTER an incessant talker; a gossip → Sc.
1841 ► GASBAG a person who talks at length but says little of value; an empty talker; a long-winded orator; a ‘windbag’; a gossip; a boaster, a braggart → sl.
1842 ► BARBER’S CAT a gossip, a chatterer, one who prefers talk to action → sl.
1847 ► LONG-TONGUE a chatterbox, talebearer, telltale, gossip, blabber, a divulger of secrets; an unusually talkative woman; a scold
1848 ► TATTLE-MONGER a chatterbox; a gossip
1850 ► A TAGUE FOR THE TONGUE an interminable talker, a gossip, a chatterbox → Sc.
1850 ► A TAGUE FOR TONGUEING an interminable talker, a gossip, a chatterbox → Sc.
1850 ► BLAB-MOUTH a talkative person, a gossip → Eng. dial.
1866 ► BLUTTER a person much addicted to gossip; a rash, noisy talker → Sc. (Bk.)
1866 ► YAAG → YAG gossip, chatter; the act of gossiping; a gossip → Sc.
1866 ► YAAGER one given to gossip → Sc. (Bk.)
1868 ► GAMP an interfering busybody; an idle, meddling person; an empty-headed, noisy fellow; a gossip → sl.
1869 ► CLIT-CLAT a talkative person, a gossip; a telltale, a blab; the noise made by a talkative person; foolish talk, gossip → Eng. dial.
1870 ► CLANG-BANGER a talebearer, a gossiping mischief-maker → Eng. dial.
1870 ► GABSTER an eloquent or artfully persuasive speaker; a person with the gift of the gab; also, any talkative person; a chatterer; a gossip → colloq.
1870 ► MAUNDER a gossip; a babbler → Sc.
1871 ► TONGUESTER a talkative person; a great talker; a gossip, a babbler, a chatterer
1873 ► SCANDAL-JOBBER a scandal-monger; one who spreads scandal or gossip → Eng. dial.
1876 ► RATTLE-TONGUE a garrulous or gossiping person → Amer. dial.
1879 ► GLAB a talkative person; a chatterer, a gossip → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1886 ► BAT a disagreeable, despicable, or foolish woman or girl; a quarrelsome, unpleasant or cranky woman; a gossipy or mean old woman; a shrew or termagant
1886 ► BLOB-TONGUE one who blurts out a secret; a telltale; a blab; a gossip → Eng. dial.
1888 ► CAL a gossip, an idler → Eng. dial.
1893 ► BLABMOUTHER a talkative person; an indiscreet talker; a gossip, a telltale → US sl.
1894 ► NABBLER a gossip; a mischief-maker; an argumentative, captious person → Eng. dial.
1896 ► QUACK a great gossip → Eng. dial.
1898 ► BLAB-CHOPS a talkative person, a gossip → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► CALLER a gossip, an idler → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► CALLETER a gossip → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► CANK a gossip, a telltale → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► CLATTER-WALLET a chatterbox; an incessant talker; a gossip → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► KEG-MEG a gossip, a newsmonger; a pert, meddling woman or girl → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► RUN-ABOUT a gossip → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► SCANDAL-BEARER a propagator of scandal or malicious gossip (Bk.)
1899 ► CLATTER-VENGEANCE a talkative, gossiping person → Sc.
1899 ► VITCHER a visitor; one who goes the rounds with gossip → Sc.
20C.. ► EAR DUSTER a gossipy person → teen & high school sl.
20C.. ► GABBLEBLOOTER  a loud talker; a prattler; a gossip; a boaster → N. Ireland sl. 
20C.. ► MACO → MAKO a gossip, a busybody → W. Indies sl.
20C.. ► MACO-MAN an inquisitive, gossipy, or meddlesome man → W. Indies sl.
20C.. ► MACO-WOMAN an inquisitive, gossipy, or meddlesome woman → W. Indies sl.
20C.. ► SHIT-DISTURBER a malicious gossip → sl.
1900 ► FARGE a gossip; an intruder, a spy → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1900 ► NEWSER a gossip, a retailer of news → Sc.
1902 ► BAG-PUNCHER a complainer; one who talks at length, gossips, or chats → Amer. sl.
1902 ► LABBIGAN a gossip → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1902 ► LABICAN a gossip, a tattler, a busybody → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1902 ► LAIG a person given to gossip → Sc. (Bk.)
1902 ► WAG-TONGUE a malicious chatterer; one who gossips
1903 ► GHOUL a newspaper retailer of gossip → sl. (Bk.)
1904 ► RATTLETRAP a talkative, garrulous, or gossiping person; a lively giddy girl → Eng. & Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► MARDLE one who gossips; a lounging, idle woman → Sc. (Bk.)
1905 ► MARDLER a gossip; one given to gossiping → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► NEWS-BAG a gossiping person → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► NEWS-HUGGER a news-carrier; a gossip; a newspaper seller → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► NEWS-POAK a gossip → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► NEWSY-BREECHES a gossip; a busybody; an inquisitive person → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► THRUMP a gossip → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► UNCUS-POKE a gossip; a very talkative person → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1908 ► PASSA a scandal-monger, a gossip, a telltale; always of a woman → Sc.
1911 ► SCALLYBATCH a woman addicted to spending much time in neighbours’ houses; a gadabout gossiping woman → Sc.
1911 ► TATTLE-BOX a chatterbox; a prating gossip → sl.
1913 ► BABBLING BROOK a gossip, a chatty person → US sl.
1915 ► GABBY a gossip; a talebearer → US sl.
1916 ► BLABBERMOUTH one who reveals secrets, a telltale, a gossip, an indiscreet talker → sl., orig. US
1920 ► SCLAIVER a gossip, a rumour-monger, a slanderer → Sc.
1923 ► YENTA a talkative or gossipy woman; a busybody; a noisy, vulgar person; a coarse woman; a scolding woman or shrew; a nagging, whining person, usually female → US
1923 ► YENTCH a gossip or busybody; a noisy, vulgar person; a scolding woman or shrew → US
1923 ► YENTE a gossip or busybody; a noisy, vulgar person; a scolding woman or shrew; a nagging woman → US
1924 ► HEN a fussy old woman, or a woman who likes to gossip; a termagant; a shrew → Amer. sl. 
1926 ► GATEMOUTH a person having a large mouth; a talkative person; a chronic gossip; a loudmouth → African-American sl.
1930 ► WALTER WINCHELL one who talks too much; a gossip; an informer → US criminals’ sl.
1935 ► CALIK a gossip → Sc.
1936 ► TRIDDLER a woman gossiper → Amer. dial.
1938 ► OLD BIDDY an elderly, gossipy, or dissolute woman; a fussy, mean or quarrelsome old woman → colloq.
1939 ► BONE CARRIER a gossip → Amer. dial.
1939 ► DEVIL’S PACK-PEDDLER a gossiper → Amer. dial.
1939 ► TALE PACKER a tattletale, a gossip → Amer. dial.
1940 ► GAB-BAG a gossip → Aust. sl.
1942 ► BLATHERGAB a gossip, a chatterer → Amer. dial.
1942 ► BOBBER a gossip → US sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► BUZZSAW a gossip → US sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► MOUTY-MOUTY → MOWTI-MOWTI a gossip, a chatterbox → W. Indies
1943 ► MOUT-HAB-NUTTIN-FE-DO a chatterbox, a malicious gossip; ‘mouth has nothing (better) to do’ → W. Indies
1945 ► SATCH any man who talks a lot; esp. a gossip, a politician, etc.; often used as a nickname → Amer. sl. 
1947 ► BLACK EAGLE a retailer of latrine rumours → US Army sl. (Bk.)
1950 ► CHAT a male gossip → W. Indies
1950 ► LABA → LABBA a chatterbox; a gossip; a talkative person → W. Indies
1950 ► LABA-LABA → LABBA-LABBA a chatterbox; a gossip; a talkative person → W. Indies
1950 ► MISS LASHEY a male gossip → W. Indies
1950 ► NEWS BUG a gossip → W. Indies sl.
1953 ► HEIFER a talkative woman; a meddlesome gossip → US sl.
1955 ► MOTORMOUTH a person who talks fast and incessantly, usually to little purpose; a chatterbox; a gossip → sl., orig. US
1959 ► YACKER → YAKKER one who yacks; one who talks too much; a loquacious person; a chatterbox or gossip → sl.
1960 ► BLAB-BLAB a too-ready talker; a gossip; a blabmouth → Amer. dial.
1960 ► TV a gossip → homosexual sl. 
1965 ► NOSY ROSY one who is always poking into other people’s affairs; a nosy, meddlesome person; a gossip → Amer. dial.
1965 ► ROSY NOSY one who is always poking into other people’s affairs; a nosy, meddlesome person; a gossip → Amer. dial.
1966 ► GOSSIP FAB a gossip → Amer. dial.
1966 ► MOUT-A-MASSEY → MOUT-A-MASSI a gossip; a chatterbox → W. Indies
1966 ► RATTLEHEAD a talkative, garrulous, or gossiping person → Amer. dial.
1966 ► RATTLEMOUTH a talkative, garrulous, or gossiping person → Amer. dial.
1969 ► SCLAVE a gossip; one who tittle-tattles; a scandal-monger → Sc.
1970 ► MOUTHAR a chatterbox; a gossip; one who cannot be trusted to keep secrets → W. Indies
1974 ► MIGHTY MOUTH someone who talks too much and spreads gossip or reveals secrets → sl.
1975 ► ZOOT SNOOT an overly curious person; a gossip or snoop → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1977 ► BLABBERGUTS one who talks too much or betrays secrets; a gossip; a telltale → US sl.
1980 ► BESSY a busybody, a gossip → W. Indies
1980 ► SACK MOUTH a chatterer, a gossip → African-American sl.
1982 ► YACHNA a strident, blabbermouth woman; a gossip → Jewish (Bk.)
1983 ► NEWS PACKER a tattletale, a gossip → Amer. dial.
1988 ► MOUTH a person who is a gossip; one who is known to divulge confidences or secrets → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
1990 ► BUSY-LICKUM a gossip, a tattletale → W. Indies sl.
1990 ► EAR HUSTLER a gossip; an eavesdropper → African-American sl.
1993 ► SKINDERER a gossip → S. Afr.
1996 ► WALK-ABOUT of a woman: a busybody, a gossip → W. Indies
1996 ► WALK-A-LEG of a woman: a busybody, a gossip → W. Indies
1996 ► WALK-A-PICKY of a woman: a busybody, a gossip → W. Indies
1996 ► WALKER-LEG of a woman: a busybody, a gossip → W. Indies
1996 ► WALKER-PICKY of a woman: a busybody, a gossip → W. Indies
1997 ► GECK a person who tells tales behind another’s back; a gossip → Irish sl.
2006 ► CAT a gossipy woman → US sl. (Bk.)

NOUNS, PERSON – OTHER
1988 ► TALK OF THE TOWN one who is the subject of gossip or rumour → Aust. sl. (Bk.)

PHRASES
1830 ► THE DOG THAT FETCHES WILL CARRY a person who tells you gossip about others is also likely to spread gossip about you
1850 ► A DOG THAT WILL BRING A BONE WILL CARRY ONE a person who tells you gossip about others is also likely to spread gossip about you
1944 ► GIVE WITH THE BUZZ tell me the gossip, dish the dirt → Amer. sl.
2011 ► IF A DOG WILL BRING A BONE,  HE’LL CARRY A BONE a person who tells you gossip about others is also likely to spread gossip about you

VERBS
1205 ► TALE to discourse, to talk, to chatter; to gossip; to tell tales → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1399 ► TITTLE to speak in a whisper or in a low voice, to whisper; also, to tell or utter by way of tattle or gossip; to tell a person confidentially → Eng. dial. & colloq.
1583 ► TITTLE-TATTLE to chatter, to prate; to talk idly; to gossip
1621 ► CRAKE to boast, brag; to gossip → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
L17.. ► GAD UP AND DOWN to go out gossiping → sl.
E18.. ► SCANMAG to chatter; to gossip → sl.
E18.. ► WAG ONE’S CHIN to talk, to gossip, to complain → sl.
E18.. ► WAG ONE’S CHOPS to talk, to gossip, to complain → sl.
E18.. ► WAG ONE’S JAW to talk, to gossip, to complain → sl.
E18.. ► WAG ONE’S TONGUE to talk, to gossip, to complain → sl.
1701 ► WAFFLE to go about gossiping → Eng. dial.
1721 ​► HAIVER → HAVER to talk in a foolish or trivial manner; to speak nonsense, to babble, to gossip → Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
1774 ► GASH to talk, to converse, to gossip → Sc.
1788 ► GAMMER → GAMMER ABOUT → GAMMER AWAY to idle, to trifle, to gossip; to saunter, to dawdle → Eng. dial.
1790 ► CAMP to talk, to chat, to gossip → Eng. dial.
1790 ► CRONK to prate, to gossip in a malicious way → Eng. dial.
19C.. ► CAGMAG to chat idly; to gossip → Eng. dial.
19C.. ​► CRACK to chat; to gossip → Sc.
19C.. ► BLANDER to babble; to waste time in gossiping; to spread a report or calumny; to exaggerate or misstate → Sc.
19C.. ► EARWIG to gossip, esp. maliciously; to feed another with unpleasant rumours → sl.
19C.. ► NABBLE  to chatter; to gossip → Eng. dial.
1808 ► YABBLE to talk in a voluble or excited way; to chatter, to gossip → Sc.
1810 ► DIDDLE to tattle, to gossip → Eng. dial.
1821 ► CLISH-MA-CLAVER to indulge in idle talk, gossip, etc. → Sc.
1824 ► THRUMP to gossip → Eng. dial.
1825 ► GANGE to prate tediously; to chatter; to gossip → Sc.
1825 ► SCLAVE to spread a story though gossip or tittle-tattle; to rumour-monger; spec. of malicious rumours, to slander, to defame, to calumniate → Sc.
1836 ► PARLEY → PARLIE  to speak, to talk, to converse; to gossip → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1838 ► VITCH to visit, esp. to call on one’s friends to exchange news or gossip; to make a prolonged stay → Sc.
M19. ► JABBER to gossip → sl.
1856 ► CANK to gossip, to chatter, to prate → Eng. dial.
1859 ► NEIGHBOUR to associate with; to be on intimate terms; to visit; to go about gossiping → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1863 ► GAMMOCK to gossip, to idle; to potter, to walk about aimlessly → Eng. dial.
1864 ► MANK to prank, to romp; to play tricks; to pretend to work, to gossip → Eng. dial.
1866 ► YAG to gossip, to chatter, to prate → Sc.
1867 ► TOTE to pass on news or gossip, esp. with malicious intent → Amer. dial.
1870 ► COOZE to chat, to gossip → Eng. dial. 
1870 ► CRONK to lounge, to sit about gossiping → Eng. dial.
1870 ► SCLORE to chat or talk in a long gossipy manner; to prate, to babble → Sc.
1871 ► LAIG to talk loudly and foolishly; to gossip, to talk idly → Sc.
1872 ► CALL to tattle, to gossip, to spread reports; to run about idly → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1872 ► CHIN to talk, to chat; to gossip → Amer. sl.
1874 ► FAFF ABOUT to make a fuss, to waste one’s energies in empty breath; to gossip → Eng. dial.
1875 ► CAG to chatter, to gossip → Eng. dial.
1876 ► DING OVER to gossip, to backbite, to discuss someone when absent → Eng. dial.
1884 ► MESS OVER to waste time, to loiter, to run about gossiping, to do nothing in particular → Eng. dial.
1887 ► GLAVER to chatter, to babble, to talk foolishly or heedlessly; to gossip → Sc. & Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1888 ► HAWSE to gossip → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1889 ► CADDLE to gossip, to chatter → Eng. dial.
1892 ► CAILEY → CALEY → CAYLEY → KALEY → KALY to chat, to gossip → Ireland
1892 ► MARDLE to gossip; to waste time in gossiping; to dawdle → Eng. dial.
1893 ► GADDIWANT → GADDYWENT to gossip; to gallivant → Eng. dial.
1895 ► PALAVER to flatter; to gossip → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1896 ► RANNEL to talk in a rambling, gossiping way → Eng. dial.
1897 ► HAVE ITCHING EARS to be eager to hear news or gossip (Bk.)
1897 ► SCHMOOSE → SCHMOOZE to have a lengthy gossipy conversation → sl., orig. US
1898 ► CAFFLE to gossip and make mischief → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► CALL CLASHES to spread malicious reports, to gossip, to tattle → Sc. (Bk.)
1898 ► CALLET to gossip, to talk → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► NEWS to tell as news; to chat; to gossip → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1898 ► RUN-ABOUT to go gossiping → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
20C.. ► CHAT UP to gossip, to talk familiarly → W. Indies
20C.. ► CHEW THE FAT to talk; to gossip; to chat at length, esp. about trivial matters → Amer. sl.
20C.. ► MACO → MAKO to gossip scandalously → W. Indies. sl.
20C.. ► OLD TALK to chatter, to gossip, to make empty promises → W. Indies & Black British sl.
20C.. ► RATTLE ON to talk aimlessly; to gossip → US sl.
1900 ► FARGE to gossip; to loiter about, to waste time → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1900 ► GAB ABOUT to go from place to place gossiping; to gad about → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1900 ► GANNICK to lark about; to play, to frolic; to loiter, to idle, to gossip → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1900 ► GAPE ABOUT to run gossiping about → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1901 ► PUNCH THE BAG to complain; to talk at length, to gossip, to chat → Amer. sl.
1902 ► LALDER to gossip → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1902 ► LALLACK → LALLOCK to idle about; to go gossiping from house to house → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1903 ► KNABBLE to chatter; to gossip; to idle about → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1903 ► PACK NEWS to gossip; to tattle; to tell tales → Amer. dial.
1905 ► MAG to chatter, prattle, talk continuously; to gossip, chat → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► QUACK to chatter; to talk for the sake of talking; to gossip; to be noisy → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► TANK to gossip; to chatter; to loiter idly about → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► WAB to chatter; to gossip → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► YAFFLE ABOUT to gossip → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► YAPE to gossip → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1908 ► PASS to pass on gossip, to tell tales, to betray confidences → Sc.
1913 ► NORATE to talk of as a piece of gossip → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1915 ► SHAKE A MEAN LIP to tell irresponsible stories; to gossip → Amer. World War I sl.
1920 ► CABIN-HUNT to go about from house to house to gossip → Ireland
1920 ► CHEW to talk, to converse, to gossip → sl.
1925 ► CANAIVE to gossip, usually maliciously → Sc.
1929 ► FAN THE AIR to chatter; to gossip → Amer. sl.
1929 ► SIGNIFY to use language in a cunning, indirect, and often malicious way; to make a sly verbal attack; broadly, to engage in deceptive, manipulative or mocking behaviour; to gossip; to stir up trouble → African-American
1931 ► CUT UP OLD TOUCHES to gossip or reminisce → US sl.
1931 ► KAILIE to gossip → Sc.
1940 ► LABRISH to tell tales, to gossip → W. Indies
1940 ► POP JUNK to gossip → US sl.
1941 ► CUT UP TOUCHES to gossip or reminisce → US sl.
1942 ► EAT UP THE DIRT to listen to gossip → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► SKINDER → SKINNER to gossip → S. Afr.
1944 ► BEAT THE BREEZE to gossip, to chat → Amer. sl.
1946 ► FAN THE BREEZE to chatter, to gossip → Amer. dial.
1947 ► BLITZ THE DIRT to gossip → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1947 ► GIVE WITH THE BUZZ to gossip → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1947 ► SHOOT THE SHIT to talk in an informal manner; to gossip or banter → sl., orig. US
1947 ► UNRAVEL THE GRAVEL to gossip → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1950 ► CHAT SOMEONE’S NAME to gossip maliciously about an absent third party → W. Indies & Jamaica
1950 ► CHAT-CHAT to gossip → W. Indies sl.
1950 ► PACK TALES to gossip, to tattle, to tell tales → Amer. dial.
1950 ► YACKER to talk, to chatter, to gossip → Aust. sl.
1953 ► TAT to gossip, to tattle → Amer. dial.
1960 ► BATSHIT to gossip, to chatter inconsequentially → US sl.
1960 ► LABA-LABA → LABBA-LABBA to chatter, to gossip; to betray secrets → W. Indies
1961 ► YAKKER to talk loquaciously; to chatter; to gossip → sl.
1966 ► FAN THE FIRE to chatter, to gossip → Amer. dial.
1969 ► QUILL to be very friendly and spend time gossiping → Amer. dial.
1970 ► CARRY NEWS to gossip → Trinidad and Tobago
1970 ► DEAL DIRT → DEAL IN DIRT to gossip; to malign → African-American sl.
1970 ► RAG to gossip → US sl.
1974 ► BEAT THE BULL to gossip, to chat → Amer. sl.
1980 ► EARWAG to gossip → NZ sl.
1980 ► TALK SMACK to gossip maliciously → African-American & teen sl.
1981 ► TALK STORY to gossip; to engage in idle conversation → US teen sl.
1990 ► SIDEBUST to gossip, to tell tales → African-American sl.
2006 ► BEAK to gossip; to chatter → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 ► DISH to criticize someone or something; to spread gossip about someone or something → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 ► DISH THE DIRT to spread gossip; to gossip → US sl. (Bk.)