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Word of the Day for Friday, January 14, 2011

klatsch \KLAHCH\, noun:

A casual gathering of people, esp. for refreshments and informal
conversation.

 This morning, in order to finish a set of essays in time to hand
 them back and discuss them in his eleven o'clock class, he had to
 resist his desire to be part of the klatsch.
 -- John Wheatcroft, The Beholder's Eye

 I guess the boys at the conspiracy klatsch couldn't figure how
 else a woman could afford a car like mine."
 -- Alistair Boyle, The unlucky seven: a Gil Yates private
 investigator novel

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Klatsch comes from the German word for "gossip."

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