chisme
/ˈt͡ʃisme/ · B2 · noun · m
chitchat
🧩 sounds like cheese-may: gossip is cheesy, and you can't name the thingy
Say CHEES-meh. Think of the 'cheese-may' sound: gossip is cheesy talk that 'may' be true. The same word covers any small thingy whose name you can't recall, so it works as a stand-in for a forgotten word.