Gossip

gos′ip, n. one who runs about telling and hearing news: idle talk: a familiar acquaintance: a boon-companion.— v.i. to run about telling idle tales: to talk much: to chat: ( Shak. ) to stand godfather to.— n. Go ′iping , the act or practice of one who go ips or tattles.— p.adj. having the character of one who go ips: tattling.— n. Go ′ipry .— adj. Go ′ipy . [Orig. a sponsor in baptism, or one related in the service of God ; M. E. go ib (earlier form, godsib )— God , and sib , related; cf. Ger. sippe , Ice. sif , affinity, Scot. sib , related.]