chat, confab, confabulation, schmoose, schmooze - an informal conversation

account, report - the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple"

earful - an outpouring of gossip

hearsay, rumor, rumour - gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth

grapevine, pipeline, word of mouth - gossip spread by spoken communication; "the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth"

malicious gossip, scandal, dirt - disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people

talk of the town, talk - idle gossip or rumor; "there has been talk about you lately"

communicator - a person who communicates with others

cat - a spiteful woman gossip; "what a cat she is!"

scandalmonger - a person who spreads malicious gossip

blabbermouth, talebearer, taleteller, tattler, tattletale, telltale - someone who gossips indiscreetly

yenta - (Yiddish) a woman gossip unable to keep a secret; a woman who spreads rumors and scandal

talk, speak - exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"

bruit, rumor, rumour - tell or spread rumors; "It was rumored that the next president would be a woman"

converse, discourse - carry on a conversation

jawbone, schmoose, schmooze, shmoose, shmooze - talk idly or casually and in a friendly way