gup-shup
An Indian and Pakistani colloquial term for gossip, idle chatter, or rumour — the kind of informal conversation where news (accurate or not) gets exchanged.
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An Indian and Pakistani colloquial term for gossip, idle chatter, or rumour — the kind of informal conversation where news (accurate or not) gets exchanged. Widely used across South Asian communities and diaspora. Often affectionate rather than pejorative: a good gup-shup session with friends is social bonding, not scandal-mongering.
They sat around the kitchen table for hours doing gup-shup over tea.
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(India, colloquial) Gossip or rumor; idle talk.
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