as in gossipers
a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others
the couple's loud quarrel had the building's yentas yapping for a week
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gossips
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In between bickering with Rodgers and pining for a young would-be protégé named Elizabeth, played by Margaret Qualley, Hart gossips to the bartender—Eddie, portrayed by Bobby Cannavale—and begs him for just one more pour.—
Kyle McGovern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Yentas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yentas. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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