as in gossiper
a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others with the arrival of our other friend, we at last had a quorum of quidnuncs and enough material to while away a long lunch hour

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  • Costco members on a Reddit page devoted to Costco gossip also sounded off about the new drink.
    Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2025
  • Send your questions, comments and gossip to LAontheRecord@latimes.com.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
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“Quidnunc.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quidnunc. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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