Gossip is what you say about the objects of flattery when they aren't present.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Gossip is conversation about people.
Gossip is when you hear something you like about someone you don't.
Gossip is when you have a malice of intent or mindless, third-party conversation to someone about someone, something you haven't said to that someone.
Gossip is called gossip because it's not always the truth.
The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them.
Gossip is essentially storytelling: storytelling about people whom we know.
Gossip is what no one claims to like, but everybody enjoys.
Gossip is a very dangerous tool. We should be more wary of the gossiper, and not the gossip they're trying to relay to you.
Gossip isn't scandal and it's not merely malicious. It's chatter about the human race by lovers of the same.
Gossip is the art of saying nothing in a way that leaves practically nothing unsaid.