Piece of gossip is a term used to describe a story or information that is shared among people, usually about someone else. A TALE is a narrative, often fictional, that is told to entertain or inform. An ITEM is an individual thing or object. Ondit is an old-fashioned word for a piece of gossip or rumor. Together, these words can be used to describe a piece of gossip, which is a story or information that is shared among people, usually about someone else.