dirty linen

Main Entry:	gossip [gos-uhp] Show IPA/ˈgɒsəp/ Show Spelled
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	talk about others; rumor
Synonyms:	account, babble, back-fence talk, blather, blether, buzz, calumny, chatter, chitchat, chronicle, clothesline, conversation, cry, defamation, dirty laundry, dirty linen*, dirty wash, earful, grapevine, hearsay, idle talk, injury, malicious talk, meddling, news, prate, prattle, report, scandal, scuttlebutt, slander, small talk, story, tale, talk, whispering campaign, wire
Antonyms:	fact

* = informal/non-formal usage

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Main Entry:	slander
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	scandalous remark
Synonyms:	aspersion, backbiting, backstabbing, belittlement, black eye, calumny, defamation, depreciation, detraction, dirt, dirty linen, disparagement, hit, libel, lie, misrepresentation, muckraking, mud, mud-slinging, obloquy, rap, scandal, slam*, slime, smear, tale
Notes:	libel (from Latin libellus 'little book') must be published, while spoken defamatory remarks are slander; libel first meant 'document, written statement' slander is spoken defamation; libel is written or visual or broadcast defamation
Antonyms:	glorification, nicety, praise

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	talebearing
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	gossip
Synonyms:	account, babble, back-fence talk, blather, blether, buzz, calumny, chatter, chitchat, chronicle, clothesline, conversation, cry, defamation, dirty laundry, dirty linen, dirty wash, earful, gossipry, grapevine, hearsay, idle talk, injury, malicious talk, meddling, news, prate, prattle, report, rumor, scandal, scuttlebutt, slander, small talk, story, tale, talk, tattle, tittle-tattle, whispering campaign, wire, word

* = informal/non-formal usage
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