scandalmonger

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The gossip, the busybody, the scandalmonger is the worst pest that infests the average town and village.

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  • If you want to be a scandalmonger, feel free to take it to Wikipedia where it belongs. —  Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
  • Celebrity scandalmonger Perez Hilton has described the naked crispbread dancing prowess displayed by the four boys from Borlänge as "one of the best Talent auditions ever." —  p2pnet news
  • We maintain hope that the show's titular scandalmonger/all-too-convenient lazy plotting device -- as well as her presence in the theme song -- will just quietly disappear as the show matures ... er, ages. —  From Inside the Box
  • The gossip, the busybody, the scandalmonger is the worst pest that infests the average town and village. —  Practical Ethics
  • The scandalmonger is the murderer of reputations, the destroyer of domestic peace, the insuperable obstacle to the mutual friendliness of neighborhoods. —  Practical Ethics
 

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