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Noun
S:
(n)
gossiping
,
gossipmongering
(a conversation that spreads personal information about other people)
Verb
S:
(v)
dish the dirt
,
gossip
(wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies)
"She won't dish the dirt"
S:
(v)
chew the fat
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shoot the breeze
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chat
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confabulate
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confab
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chitchat
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chit-chat
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chatter
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chaffer
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natter
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gossip
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jaw
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claver
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visit
(talk socially without exchanging too much information)
"the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"