Hello Kariem: To talk about a certain person Behind---Their---Back, saying bad things about them, or telling other people what the person said or did, is "Gossip". If Kariem tells me a personal secret in a private "chat" session, and I talk to others on the Internet, and tell them all about something embarrassing that Kariem did in his life, that is Gossip.---- For a remedy to this, there is the Moral about the Three Monkeys: The first covers his eyes with his hands, meaning SEE NO EVIL. The second covers his ears with his hands, meaning HEAR NO EVIL. The third covers his mourth with his hands, meaning SPEAK NO EVIL. Or, another moral about Gossip is this one: If you cannot say something Nice about Someone, don't say anything at all. . --Warm Regards, Bruce

talking about someone behind their back. can be good, can be bad :)

It can be a noun or a verb - It's talk about other people that you know - usually trivial. It is what 'old wives' supposedly do all the time!