gossip-prone

gossip-prone

English

Etymology

From gossip +‎ prone.

Adjective

gossip-prone (comparative more gossip-prone, superlative most gossip-prone)

1. Tending toward involvement in gossip
   • 2012, Jerome H. Blass, Phd, The Family Counselor, page 437:

     Men were more likely to gossip about celebrities and acquaintances. Having established that both sexes share equally in the pleasure which gossip seems to provide one may ask, “What makes us so gossip-prone?”

Synonyms

• gossipful