as in gossiper
a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others with the arrival of our other friend, we at last had a quorum of quidnuncs and enough material to while away a long lunch hour

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Noun
  • Celebrity gossiper Rob Shuter reported that the two recently let go of a number of their staff.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Her staff figured out how to get rid of the gossiper.
    Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Loners avoid prison politics — the gossip, the egos, the tests of toughness.
    John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
  • In the video, the Grammy winner discusses the gossip while layering shredded cheese on a casserole-style dish.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Quidnunc.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quidnunc. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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