Definition
Gossip, idle talk, or meaningless chatter that goes back and forth between people.
Etymology
Scottish origin, combining 'clish' (perhaps imitative of clashing sounds) and 'claver' (to gossip or chat), dating to around the 17th century. The word reflects Scottish dialect's rich vocabulary for social talk.
Kelly Says
This beautiful Scottish word captures something that English speakers often need three words to express—it's the sound and feeling of gossip itself, almost onomatopoetic in how it rolls off the tongue, making it perfect for poets and novelists.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ክሊሽማክላቨር
kli-shma-kla-ver
ARالعربية
كلش ماكلافر
kli-shma-mak-la-far
BNবাংলা
ক্লিশম্যাক্লেভার
kli-she-ma-k-le-ver
CACatalà
clishmaclaver
kli-shma-kla-ver
CSČeština
clishmaclaver
kli-shma-kla-ver
DADansk
clishmaclaver
kli-shma-kla-ver
DEDeutsch
clishmaclaver
kli-shma-kla-ver
ELΕλληνικά
κλιςήμακλαβερ
kli-she-mak-la-ver
ESEspañol
clishmaclaver
kli-shma-kla-ver
FAفارسی
کلیشماکلایور
keli-shma-kla-yor
FISuomi
clishmaclaver
kli-shma-kla-ver
FRFrançais
clishmaclaver
kli-shma-kla-ver
GUGU
ક્લિશ્માકલાવર
kli-shma-kla-ver
HAHA
clishmaclaver
kli-shma-kla-ver
HEעברית
קלישמאקלאובר
kli-she-ma-kla-o-ver
HIहिन्दी
क्लिश्माक्लैवर
kli-shma-kla-ver
HUMagyar
clishmaclaver
kli-shma-kla-ver
IDBahasa Indonesia
clishmaclaver
kli-shma-kla-ver
IGIG
clishmaclaver
kli-shma-kla-ver
ITItaliano
clishmaclaver
kli-shma-kla-ver
JA日本語
clishmaclaver
kurishimaku-ra-veru
KKKK
клішмаклавер
kli-shma-kla-ver
KMKM
ក្លីស្ម៉ាក្លាវឺ
kli-shma-kla-ver
KO한국어
클리쉬 맥클래버
keuri-shi maek-keul-lae-beo
MRMR
क्लिश्माक्लैवर
kli-shma-kla-ver
MSBahasa Melayu
clishmaclaver
kli-shma-kla-ver
MYမြန်မာ
ကလိရှမာကလေဗာ
ka-li-shma-ka-le-ba
NLNederlands
clishmaclaver
kli-shma-kla-ver
NONorsk
clishmaclaver
kli-shma-kla-ver
PAPA
ਕਲਿਸ਼ਮਾਕਲੇਵਰ
kali-shma-kla-ver
PLPolski
clishmaclaver
kli-shma-kla-ver
PTPortuguês
clishmaclaver
kli-shma-kla-ver
RORomână
clishmaclaver
kli-shma-kla-ver
RUРусский
клiшмаклавер
kli-shma-kla-ver
SVSvenska
clishmaclaver
kli-shma-kla-ver
SWKiswahili
clishmaclaver
kli-shma-kla-ver
TAதமிழ்
க்ளிஷ்மாக்கிளேவர்
kli-shma-kka-k-le-ver
TEతెలుగు
క్లిష్మాక్లేవర్
kli-shma-k-le-ver
THไทย
คลีชมาคลैเวอร์
klee-shma-klae-ver
TLTL
clishmaclaver
kli-shma-kla-ver
TRTürkçe
clishmaclaver
kli-shma-kla-ver
UKУкраїнська
клiшмаклавер
kli-shma-kla-ver
URاردو
کلش ماکلاور
kli-shma-mak-la-war
VITiếng Việt
clishmaclaver
kli-shma-kla-ver
YOYO
clishmaclaver
kli-shma-kla-ver
ZH中文
clishmaclaver
ke li shi ma ke la ver
ZUZU
clishmaclaver
kli-shma-kla-ver