How the German language influenced English with the word 'klatsch'

'Klatsch' is a word borrowed from German 'klatsch'. The word entered the English language some time around 1941.

klatsch [noun] [1941]

• a gathering characterized usually by informal conversation
• group

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Etymology: German 'Klatsch' gossip

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