СУДЫ ДА (И) ПЕРЕСУДЫ coll, disapprovNPpl onlyfixedWO
unkind talk or stories
gossip and rumors.
Ксана на приставания Иосифа не отвечала, но городок маленький, южный, все на виду, все видят, как Иосиф вяжется к Ксане, и этот факт... даёт пищу судам и пересудам... (Рыбаков 1). ( context transl ) Ksana didn't respond to his passes, but it was a small town in the south, where everything is out in the open, everyone could see that Yosif was trying to get involved with her...giving ammunition for gossips and rumour-mongers... (1a).