The Italian word for gossip is pettegolezzo (appropriately contains “petty” therein). The Spanish have a saying, “Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you.” A Jewish proverb declares, “What you ...

From cocktail parties to family reunions, the water cooler to the professional convention, we all enjoy the guilty pleasures of talking about other people. But gossip is more than just idle chitchat, ...

Gossip: 1) a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others. 2) chatty talk. Gossip Monger: A person who starts or spreads gossip. Sound familiar? There is an old adage that ...