κουτσομπολεύω

Greek

Etymology

From κουτσός (koutsós, lame, limping) + μπολιάζω (boliázo, to graft onto, to inoculate).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kutsoboˈlevo/
  • Hyphenation: κου‧τσο‧μπο‧λεύ‧ω

Verb

κουτσομπολεύω (koutsompolévo) (simple past κουτσομπόλεψα, passive κουτσομπολιέμαι)

  1. gossip, tittle-tattle, (to talk about third parties, often negatively)
    Τώρα όλο το χωριό κουτσομπολεύει, αφού ύψωσες την φωνή σου!Tóra ólo to chorió koutsompolévei, afoú ýpsoses tin foní sou!Now the whole village is gossipping, since you raised your voice!

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