#gossip__comment__scuttlebutt  a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip"
  supertype:  verbal_account__report__account  the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple"
  subtype:  earful  an outpouring of gossip
  subtype:  rumor__rumour__hearsay  gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
  subtype:  word_of_mouth__grapevine__pipeline  gossip spread by spoken communication; "the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth"
  subtype:  malicious_gossip__maliciousgossip__scandal__dirt  disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
  subtype:  talk_of_the_town__talk  idle gossip or rumor; "there has been talk about you lately"

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