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The Origin of Gossip
Early politicians required feedback from the public to determine what the people considered important. Since there were no telephones, TV’s or radios, the politicians sent their assistants to local taverns, pubs, and bars.
They were told to ‘go sip some ale’ and listen to people’s conversations and political concerns. Many assistants were dispatched at different times. ’You go sip here’ and ‘You go sip there.’ The two words ‘go sip’ were eventually combined when referring to the local opinion and, thus we have the term ‘gossip.’
Tadaa!
ooo…really?
OIC…So true, LOL!
for reals? damn…
Similar to how we get the word ‘gostan’ which u hear wen ur reversing a car. It was derived from 2 words ‘go astern’.
really bah?
What? I thought women invented gossip!
*runs and hide*
claire bennet – Yes ma’am.
Daniel Ng – Tadaa!
Amanda – True to the word.
Pinknpurplelizard – Ah, something I learned today, I didn’t know that. Always found the word to be irritating!
Thanks for the info!
AnnieMing – Yes.
Nick Phillips – Men invented, go sip, women took it to another level…wait for me! *runs after him*
And yet even more intriguing etymology lessons from you
You didn’t make this up, gallivanter? LOL!
LOL , gocip.. LOL
JL – My intrigue resulted in this post.
foongpc – Nope.
san – That’s how people with false dentures say it.