give someone goss
In its archaic US sense, to give someone goss meant to beat or thrash them.
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In its archaic US sense, to give someone goss meant to beat or thrash them. However, the phrase has a far more widely understood modern counterpart in Australian slang where "give someone the goss" means to share gossip or the latest news with someone. The Aussie usage is lively, social, and entirely non-violent — you give your mates the goss about what happened at the weekend.
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(US, slang, archaic) To beat or thrash someone.
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British slang meaning to gossip, blab, or talk loudly and at length about things that aren't your business. To gob off is to let your mouth run without much filter — whether that means spilling someone else's secrets, mouthing off to an authority figure, or just filling dead air with endless chatter. 'Gob' is already British slang for mouth, so 'gobbing off' is essentially the act of letting that mouth run loose.