Goss

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goss¹

Where it comes from

Clipping of gossip.

noun

  1. slang, uncountable Gossip. The hottest goss in celeb-land today is that Angelina Jolie is jealous of her fella's relationship with his ex-wife.

goss²

noun

  1. obsolete, uncountable Obsolete form of gorse.gorse through / Toothed briars, sharp furzes, pricking goss, and thorns,

goss³

Where it comes from

From gossamer.

noun gosses

  1. obsolete, slang A hat. He now states, as one of the miseries of being tall, his frequent collision with the shop blinds projecting over the footway, which endanger his head—or what is of more consequence to him, his hat. Some malicious people, on seeing him in full chase up Regent-street after his goss. (a la Pickwick) co

Goss⁴

Where it comes from

* As an English surname, spelling variant of Gosse.

* As a German surname, from a personal name related to the adjective gut (“good”) or Gott (“god”).

proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Marion County, Mississippi, United States.
  3. A village in Monroe County, Missouri, United States.

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