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Gossip facts for kids

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Gossip is when someone spreads a rumor, mostly about personal or private affairs of others, which can be true or false. The name gossip mostly became known during the 16th Century. The word is from Old English godsibb, from god and sibb.

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  • Pieter Brueghel the Younger - Proverbs (detail) - WGA03627

    One winds on the distaff what the other spins (Both spread gossip) by Pieter Bruegel the Elder

  • No chat

    This Soviet war poster conveys the message: "Don't chatter! Gossiping borders on treason" (1941).

  • Eugene de Blaas The Friendly Gossips

    The Friendly Gossips (1901) by Eugene de Blaas

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