malicious gossip vs dirt

malicious gossip and dirt both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
malicious gossip	Yes	No	No	No
dirt	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, malicious gossip and dirt are synonyms defined as:

malicious gossip and dirt: disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people

Other synonyms of malicious gossip include scandal.

malicious gossip (noun)	dirt (noun)
disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people	disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
	anything regarded as making something unclean
	the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
	obscene terms for feces

malicious gossip (adjective)	dirt (adjective)
	(of roads) not leveled or drained; unsuitable for all year travel