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Common collocations with gossip in American Collocation

gossip noun

US /ˈɡɑsɪp/

interesting

hot
interesting
juicy
salacious

Do you want to hear some juicy gossip?

unkind

malicious
vicious

It turned out to be nothing but malicious gossip.

most recent

latest

He always has all the latest gossip.

lacking any purpose or reason

idle

I’m not usually one for idle gossip.

local

local

Malkerns is a small town whose heart is based around the local pub where you can get a good meal or catch up with the local gossip.

relating to a particular area of activity

cultural
literary
political

If you like political gossip, you might be amused by this blog.

about famous people

celeb
celebrity
showbiz
soap

The government’s latest tax plans just aren’t as interesting to most people as the latest celebrity gossip.

about people in a particular place

office
town
village

He never listens to office gossip.

exchange gossip

exchange
listen to
swap

We exchange gossip and enjoy a coffee in the sun.

tell gossip to someone else

pass on
share
spread

Ben accuses Ron of spreading malicious gossip.

hear gossip

hear
listen to

She’s surprised that Caroline hasn’t heard the latest gossip.