n. The behaviour of a gossipmonger; the spreading of salacious rumours.
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n. a conversation that spreads personal information about other people
Word Usage
"PREFACE: For those who are coming into this ridiculous issue as quite rightly pointed out by Maud late into the game, I apologize for giving into the kind of gossipmongering that passes so ignobly for journalism these days."