' gossip,' an intimate, friend ; a fellow, person.
' gossip,' an intimate, friend ; a fellow, person. Cf gossip, 2.
Joseph Wright, English Dialect Dictionary (1898–1905)
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(US, slang, archaic) To beat or thrash someone.
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.
(slang) A session of enthusiastic gossip.
A close acquaintance or significant other.
Chatty, gossipy.