gossip

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   Someone who likes to talk about other people's private or personal business.
2. 2
   Idle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially about someone not present.
3. 3
   Idle conversation in general.
4. 4
   A genre in contemporary media, usually focused on the personal affairs of celebrities.
5. 5
   Communication done using a gossip protocol.
6. 6
   A sponsor; a godfather or godmother; the godparent of one's child or godchild, or the parent of one's godchild.
7. 7
   A familiar acquaintance.
8. 8
   Title used with the name of one's child's godparent or of a friend.

Verb

1. 1
   To talk about someone else's private or personal business, especially in a manner that spreads the information.
2. 2
   To talk idly.
3. 3
   To stand godfather to; to provide godparents for.
4. 4
   To enjoy oneself during festivities, to make merry.
5. 5
   To communicate using a gossip protocol.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A surname.