dirty laundry

denigration disparagement

aspersion calumny depreciation detraction dirt dump dynamite hit knock lie mud obloquy opprobrium scorcher slam slime slur smear tale traducement vilification

backbiting backstabbing belittlement black eye character assassination cheap shot low-down dirty slap in face

compliment flattery praise

approval commendation exaltation

buzz chatter chitchat conversation hearsay news scandal slander tale

account babble blather blether calumny chronicle clothesline cry defamation earful grapevine injury meddling prate prattle report scuttlebutt story talk wire

back-fence talk dirty linen dirty wash idle talk malicious talk small talk whispering campaign

quiet silence

fact

babble blather chatter chitchat grapevine hearsay meddling prattle rumor talk

back-fence talk

truth

account babble back-fence talk blather blether buzz calumny chatter chitchat chronicle clothesline conversation cry defamation dirty linen dirty wash earful gossipry grapevine hearsay idle talk injury malicious talk meddling news prate prattle report rumor scandal scuttlebutt slander small talk story tale talk tattle tittle-tattle whispering campaign wire word