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 LuPone is refreshingly gossipy in public in a way that’s largely died in our fearful-of-repercussions, fearful-of-retweets internet age. Raven Smith, Vogue, 28 May 2025 In a world of algorithm game-playing and lyrics bundled with gossipy subtext, the band’s songs — which deftly blend garage rock and shoegaze — function as talismans affirming the importance of standing tall by your convictions. Sophie Williams, Billboard, 1 May 2025 There’s plenty of drama to go around — especially once gossipy talk show hosts, cruel vloggers and even campy drag queens join in on the action to tear its titular drama queens to shreds. Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025 This gossipy, epistolary novel is as full of epic characters as the Sistine Chapel ceiling: naughty Médicis, wine-drunk nuns, proto-Marxist painter’s assistants. Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gossipy
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  • Proposition 12 is the colloquial term for the Farm Animal Confinement Initiative.
    Alan Wooten, The Washington Examiner, 28 June 2025
  • The strawberry moon is the colloquial name for June's full moon, a term originating from Native American tribes who marked the time when wild strawberries reached peak ripeness.
    Kate Nalepinski, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025

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“Gossipy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gossipy. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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