as in colloquial
having the style and content of everyday conversation
this book on the people who have occupied the White House is a little too gossipy to qualify as serious history
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Recent Examples of gossipy
Petrie, Doz and Morrow play multiple roles, including a gossipy Greek chorus and the band of merry fisherman (truly an astonishing array of Canadian accent work on display).
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Katie Walsh,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
In recent years, the game has seen another uptick in popularity—especially with younger players who in prior generations might have been the ones rolling their eyes at their elders’ gossipy game nights—and an increase in controversies.
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Kase Wickman,
Vanity Fair,
10 Mar. 2026
Certainly the humdrum of legislation or bureaucratic rule-marking is nothing like the gossipy speculation about who may or may not bid to lead California as its 41st governor.
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Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
But gossipy allure aside, a lot of the drama itself is underwhelming.
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Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
30 Dec. 2025
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Katie Walsh,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
In recent years, the game has seen another uptick in popularity—especially with younger players who in prior generations might have been the ones rolling their eyes at their elders’ gossipy game nights—and an increase in controversies.
—
Kase Wickman,
Vanity Fair,
10 Mar. 2026
Certainly the humdrum of legislation or bureaucratic rule-marking is nothing like the gossipy speculation about who may or may not bid to lead California as its 41st governor.
—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
But gossipy allure aside, a lot of the drama itself is underwhelming.
—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gossipy
colloquial
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Its name refers to the colloquial term once used for Papaya—paw-paw.
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The Solons name refers to an ancient Greek lawmaker, whose name later became a colloquial term for wise legislators, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
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“Gossipy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gossipy. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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