gup

noun2

1. •
   (India, informal) Gossip or rumor; nonsensical or silly talk; blather.

   • The young man faithfully delivered what Jinnah called “the gup”—the day's gossip — and tried vainly to extract a newsworthy quote from the League leader. — 2015
2. •
   An elected head of a gewog in Bhutan.

   • The next stop was the house of the gup (the village headman), who was once the reputed strongman of Merak, famous for being able to lift a young bull yak and place it on his back. — 2006