gossip
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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gossip †sponsor at baptism OE.; †familiar acquaintance XIV; idle talker, tattler XVI; (from the vb.) tittle-tattle, easy talk XIX. Late OE.
godsibb, corr. to ON.
guðsefi godfather,
guðsifja godmother, comp. of
GOD and
SIB denoting the spiritual affinity of the baptized and their sponsors.
Hence
gossip vb. be or act as gossip XVI; talk idly XVII.
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FOOTBALL: Stretford's expanding sphere of influence
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 5/10/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...reveal the astonishing influence of Paul Stretford. Goodison Park, 7.30pm on Friday...man of the match is Jermaine Jenas, a Stretford client. As the City goalkeeper Carlo...The sponsor, First Advice, is another Stretford client. He brokered the deal. No matter...
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How Paul Stretford was caught in his own tangled web.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 10/12/2004; 700+ words
; Byline: IVAN SPECK PAUL STRETFORD walked out of Warrington Crown Court...ProActive, the former name of Stretford's agency, sums up the approach...Wayne Rooney under its wing when Stretford made sure the pound signs multiplied...
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 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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Football: Blackmail case dropped after Stretford misleads trial.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 10/12/2004; 700+ words
; ...Will Batchelor Football agent Paul Stretford could face perjury charges after he misled...Court accused of trying to intimidate Stretford into sharing the money he made by representing...dropped its case after it became clear that Stretford made false statements while giving evidence...
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 "The Journal (Newcastle, England)")
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Stretford charged by the FA bosses.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: The Journal (Newcastle, England); 6/18/2005; 604 words
; ...yesterday brought against his agent Paul Stretford. Following alleged breaches of the Fifa...players' agents regulations and FA rules, Stretford faces a series of charges over when and...court case in Warrington last October, Stretford was shown to have been representing the...
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Football: World Cup 2002: Stretford's end: unearthing gems for the Premiership and beyond
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 6/16/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...little Asian corporate hospitality. Paul Stretford is a football agent, and for him the...of air miles, and not much pleasure. Stretford arrived in Seoul two days before the...gruelling, but do not feel too sorry for Stretford. Where there are footballers, there...
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Backlash fear after FA ban Rooney agent; Stretford: immediate appeal.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 7/10/2008; 700+ words
; ...unprecedenteddisciplinary action against his agent Paul Stretford following a marathon legalbattle. Stretford was fined a record [pounds sterling]300...complexitiesof the case. It dated back to Stretford acquiring Rooney as his client in 2002and...
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 "Daily Post (Liverpool, England)")
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Rooney's agent faces FA probe over poaching star; Stretford may be quizzed on striker's snatch from rival.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England); 10/12/2004; 700+ words
; ...collapsed yesterday after agent Paul Stretford was dismissed as an unreliable witness...made during the trial and examine how Stretford signed up the young footballer from Croxteth...Court accused of trying to intimidate Mr Stretford into sharing the money he made by representing...
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 "Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)")
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WAYNE AGENT MADE FALSE COURT CLAIM; Blackmail trial collapses over Stretford's `unreliability'.(News)
Newspaper article from: Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England); 10/11/2004; 680 words
; ...against three men collapsed after Paul Stretford was dismissed as an unreliable witness...court accused of trying to intimidate Mr Stretford into sharing the money he made by representing...order of a judge after it emerged Mr Stretford had misled the court about how he signed...
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Football: Conflict of interests? Thomas Sorensen (agent: Paul Stretford, right), Sunderland's goalkeeper, has 300,000 shares in the players' agency, Proactive Sports Group plc (founder: Paul Stretford); Kevin Keegan, Manchester City's manager, has 200,000 shares in Proactive Sports Group plc (founder: Paul Stretford). Sorensen is being talked of as a possible signing for City
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 5/10/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...company of the super-agent, Paul Stretford. Peter Reid, who was yesterday...and a sometime shareholder in Stretford's Proactive Group, signed the...player, Claudio Reyna, a client of Stretford. He also bought the Stretford...
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Philip McNULTY: Don't deal with Stretford again.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England); 10/21/2004; 612 words
; ...man when he's down -- but in agent Paul Stretford's case let's make an exception. Stretford may be down after his rather public humiliation...But come summer, there is every chance Stretford (right) may want to discuss new contracts...
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Stretford
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Stretford town (1991 pop. 47,522), Trafford metropolitan district, NW England, in the Greater Manchester metropolitan area. Contiguous with Manchester and Salford, it has a large dock area and various manufactures.
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Morrissey
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...guard) and Elizabeth (Betty) Ann (a librarian; maiden name, Dwyer) Morrissey. Education: Attended Stretford Technical School, Stretford, England, 1975-76. Worked as civil-service clerk, hospital porter (flesh remover), record...
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Jamiroquai
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990
...Harris, guitar (born Cambridgeshire, England, 27 August 1971); Matt Johnson, keyboards; Jason Kay, vocals (born Stretford, Manchester, England, 30 December 1969); Derrick McKenzie, drums (born Islington, North London, England, 27 March...
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Lookers plc
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Lookers plc 776 Chester Rd., Stretford Manchester M32 0QH United Kingdom Telephone: +44 161 291 0043 Fax: +44 161 864 2363 Web site: Public Company Incorporated...
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Teenage Fanclub
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...company —David Geffen Company, 9130 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90069. Fanclub—P.O. Box 41, Stretford, Manchester, M32 8AT England. Norman Blake and Raymond McGinley, both singer-songwriter-guitarists, played together...
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