to gossip
[verb]
[rod-del-de, ge-rod-deld]
Like most people, the Dutch like to gossip, translated "roddelen". The gossip about the famous Dutch – the "BN’ers" – can be found in the Dutch gossip magazines ("roddelbladen"), see Extra.
Examples:
– "Frank roddelt altijd achter de rug van zijn baas."
("Frank always gossips behind his chef’s back.")
– "Ik? Een affaire met de buurvrouw? Wie heeft er geroddeld? Dat slaat nergens op!"
("Me? An affair with my neighbour? Who told you that gossip? That makes no sense at all!")
– "Welke BN’ers staan nu weer in de roddelbladen?"
("Which famous Dutch are in the gossip magazines now?")
Related words:
– Roddelblad: gossip magazine, tabloid [noun] [het roddelblad, de roddelbladen].
Example:
– "Ik lees altijd de roddelbladen bij de kapper."
("I always read the gossip magazines when I’m at the hairdresser.")
– Weekblad: weekly magazine (that’s how gossip magazines like to call themselves 🙂 ) [noun] [het weekblad, de weekbladen].
– Babbelen: to chat, to chatter [verb] [babbelde, gebabbeld].
– Kletsen: to talk (nonsense), to chatter [ver] [kletste, gekletst].
– Achterklap: gossip [noun] [de achterklap, <no plural>].
– Riooljournalistiek: yellow journalism (lit.: sewer journalism) [noun] [de riooljournalistiek, <no plural>].
Extra:
The Dutch have gossip magazines too. Here’s an (probably incomplete) overview:
– Story (the first Dutch gossip magazine)
– Privé
– Weekend
– Party
Actually, in the Netherlands there are no tabloids comparable to the tabloids in – for example – the UK (Daily Star, The Sun, etc.). The Dutch newspaper "Telegraaf" has somewhat the look and feel of a tabloid, but is still considered to be a quality newspaper. The Telegraaf has a special gossip section though, with selection of the topics and articles in the Privé gossip magazine…