History Main / GossipyHens

* A male version is used as an exposition device in early chapters of ''{{The Lord of the Rings}}'', with scenes in pubs in Hobbiton and Bywater.

* A heavy portion of the young women in ''Franchise/ArchieComics'', if not all of them. One comic even has them ace a history test after following Betty's CrazyEnoughToWork advice to gossip about the historical figures in preparation.

->''Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little,\\
Cheep cheep cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more''

Often used for exposition, since they know the business of ''everybody'' in town. They will say [[MaliciousSlander mean things]] about different characters (and each other when they're apart), and if they get bored may come into the foreground and mess with the main characters' lives so that their gossip can be more interesting. They may be responsible for GossipEvolution. In a CloseKnitCommunity, they may account for the way everyone knows about everyone else.

* The WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes short "Of Rice and Hen" features a particularly mean-spirited group targeting Miss Prissy.

* ''GoneWithTheWind'' has quite a few of these, with Mrs. Merriwhether, Mrs. Meade and Mrs. Elsing filling the main part of the hens. However, a lot of other characters in the book can be considered gossipy hens as well, including Scarlett and Melanie.

Chances are, if your work is set in Victorian times, these characters will show up. Are often members of a GirlPosse, if the action is set in a high school. Sometimes serve as a GreekChorus. Compare ThoseTwoGuys and ChattyHairdresser.

* ''Radio/OurMissBrooks'': Mrs. Davis and her sister Angela, on occasion. Of course, they'll deny being gossips . . . .

** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' there are a few groups of two-four women who gossip to each other. They'll get mad at Link if they notice him listening to them.

* An episode of ''Anime/ParanoiaAgent'' focuses on a group of these. They discuss rumors (and BlatantLies) involving Li'l Slugger, and at the end of the episode, one of them returns home to discover her husband was the latest victim.
** ... The victim [[spoiler: whose wife is more interested in what happened to him so that she can join in on the gossip with a 'real' example.]]

* The three women (I can't remember their names) from ''Manga/VictorianRomanceEmma''.

* Hong Kong from ''Manga/AxisPowersHetalia'', according to his newest prfile which lists "gossip" among his interests.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'' gives us Pompie and Vera, who seem to love gossiping about anything, particularly the local photographer. Also, there are two little girls who carry on in the same manner.

* One of the best examples of this trope in any Mexican telenovela comes from the set-in-high-school ''El Juego de la Vida'' with the character Cinthia, who was a mean girl, MotorMouth, ValleyGirl and the BetaBitch to one of the main villains, but her most prominent character feature was being the biggest gossip in school, a trait that she wouldn't hesitate to take advantage of to help her best friend [[ManipulativeBitch Tania]] make a living hell out of the lives of the four main characters.

* Everybody, regardless of gender, in ''Literature/{{The Rules of Attraction}}''. And most characters in ''{{Less Than Zero}}''. And in ''Literature/{{Glamorama}}''. Can't forget ''{{American Psycho}}''. Anything written by Creator/BretEastonEllis, really.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons:''
* Patty and Selma. They're indistinguishable in personality, have identical voices, and exist entirely to say belittling things. Especially if it's about Homer.
** Ditto Reverend Lovejoy's wife Helen. In her first speaking appearance, "Life on the Fast Lane," she introduces herself as, "Helen Lovejoy, the gossipy wife of the minister." She later is hit with {{Flanderization}}, as she seems to do ''nothing'' but gossip (mostly on Marge)

* When Amy (Creator/ElizabethTaylor) and Beth (Margaret O'Brian) [[SnoopingLittleKid sneak]] into Mr. Lawrence's Christmas party in one of ''Film/LittleWomen'''s [[TheFilmOfTheBook movies of the book]], they overhear some of these making snide comments about Marmee "training" the girls's older sisters Meg and Jo to be {{Gold digger}}s and marry rich guys. Amy is angry to the point of tears and Beth has an HeroicBSOD.

* In ''Film/MyReputation'', Jess' friends engage in spreading some nasty rumours about her new lover, Major Scott.

* The above mentioned old ladies that wonder if Meg is a GoldDigger in training in ''LittleWomen''. It doesn't happen in the Lawrence's Christmas Party, though, but during a ball that takes place in the Moffat family's household; Meg overhears them and manages to pull herself together a bit, but breaks down crying when in bed.

* Pretty much ''everyone'' in the small town near to ''Literature/{{Heidi}}'' and her grandpa's cabin. In fact, some adaptations have one tagging along Aunt Dete for a while so she can go MrExposition mode and explain both why is the old man living alone up there and why she's taking Heidi to live with him.

* In ''Literature/SweetValleyHigh'', Jessica and her clique, and the Unicorns in the ''Twins'' series. True to form, twin sister Elizabeth decries this kind of behavior--to ''her'' friends, in her usual hypocritical style.

* Mrs. Beeker and the other block ladies on ''Series/SeventhHeaven'', though Mrs. Beeker herself was able to put it away early in season 4...and again in season 5 after Mary was PutOnABus and the Camdens caught her in the act.

* A small group of neighborhood women tend to gossip about the latest malady to hit the Moroboshi house in ''UruseiYatsura''.

* The NPC student body of ''DeptHeavenApocrypha'' tend to act this way at times. Seth, Meria, and Cierra got the worst of it, though...

* Patty and Selma from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. They are indistinguishable in personality, have identical voices, and exist entirely to say belittling things. Especially if it's about Homer.
** Indistinguishable in personality except for their love lives...

least one person who will spread gossip about their boss(es) or co-workers.

[[folder:Real Life]]
* A historical example: Eustace Chapuys, Imperial ambassador to the court of [=Henry VIII=], went ''far'' beyond the requirements of his job to pass on every hint of gossip traveling through the Tudor court, no matter how far-fetched. Even among professional historians he's sometimes referred to as the "King of Gossip", as his letters to Charles V constitute the most extensive and valuable surviving chronicle of a pre-modern English royal court; even historians who criticize Chapuys's bias are forced to admit the value of his observations.
* Hair salons are like a gossip congregation.
* High School girls, especially if they're part of a GirlPosse.
** Not just girls: guys of all ages can also be ''scaringly'' gossip happy when they want to.

* 2Ch Tanuki. Not AlwaysFemale (since it's a VisualKei related community, expect {{GIRL}} to be in full effect as well as the occasional rocker wandering in to [[TooDumbToLive defend himself]] or [[ItsPersonal bash someone else]] along with the {{Fan Girl}}s doing it). If you want the latest in VisualKei gossip, go there - but beware that the level of truth can vary from 100 percent true to absolute BlatantLies.
* Pretty much anyone who works in entertainement-related media, specially if they're celebrities and/or reporters commenting on the latest celebrities scandals.
* Almost any job field you're in are bound to have at least one person who will spread gossip about their boss(es) or co-workers.

* Creator/AgathaChristie's ''Literature/MurderAtTheVicarage'' had three old ladies (the "old pussies") who seemed like this. One of them turned out to be sharper than she looked - her name? [[Literature/MissMarple Miss Jane Marple]].

* Mrs. Tachibana and her group of friends from ''Manga/HotGimmick''. Hence why Hatsumi completely panics when her son Ryoki sees the morning-after pill she had just bought for her sister Akane, and then tells him to do what he wants to her in exchange of keeping the deal secret: being the wife of the landlord, Ryoki's mom can ''very'' easily tell Ryoki's dad that Hatsumi's family is not a good influence on the residents, which would lead to Hatsumi's father being laid off ''and'' them being evicted and losing everything.