town talk

[ toun -tawk for 1; toun -tawk for 2 ]

/ ˈtaʊn ˌtɔk for 1; ˈtaʊn ˈtɔk for 2 /

the usual talk, gossip, or rumors, as in a village or town.

the subject of gossip, rumor, or the like: They've been the town talk ever since their elopement.

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First recorded in 1535–45

It was many a day before the midnight bombardment ceased to be the town-talk.
The Story of a Bad Boy|Thomas Bailey Aldrich
These are details which I have no right to bring under discussion, and which must inevitably thus become matters of town-talk.
The Fortunes Of Glencore|Charles James Lever
Them children was town-talk last fall, and I used to feel as if it was my bounden duty to speak to Miss Dawes.
Jack and Jill|Louisa May Alcott
These things would naturally, by these his companions, have been converted from secrets into town-talk.
Not Paul, But Jesus|Jeremy Bentham

Meanwhile, David heard the town-talk, and took small account of it.
The History of David Grieve|Mrs. Humphry Ward