klatsch

or klatch

[klahch, klach]

noun

a casual gathering of people, especially for refreshments and informal conversation: a sewing klatsch.

Origin of klatsch

First recorded in 1950–55, klatsch is from the German word Klatsch chitchat, gossip

Word Origin and History for klatch

klatsch

1953, from German Klatsch "gossip," which is said in German sources to be imitative (cf. klatschen "clap hands," klatsch "a single clap of the hands"). Also cf. clap (v.), which in Middle English also had a sense of "talk noisily or too much, chatter" (late 14c.).