"gossipee" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gossipees [plural]
Etymology: From gossip + -ee. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|gossip|ee}} gossip + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} gossipee (plural gossipees)
  1. One who is gossiped about.

Inflected forms

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