gossip vs grapevine

gossip

noun
  • Someone who likes to talk about other people's private or personal business. 

  • A sponsor; a godfather or godmother; the godparent of a child. 

  • Idle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially someone not present. 

  • A genre in contemporary media, usually focused on the personal affairs of celebrities. 

  • Idle conversation in general. 

verb
  • To talk idly. 

  • To talk about someone else's private or personal business, especially in a manner that spreads the information. 

grapevine

noun
  • An informal person-to-person means of circulating information or gossip. 

  • A leglock. 

  • The plant, a vine of genus Vitis, on which grapes grow. 

  • A move in which the feet are alternately placed in front of each other, while both remaining on the ice or ground, incorporating half-turns. 

  • A rumor. 

verb
  • To restrain in a leglock. 

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