SCUTTLEBUTT

gossip, comment, scuttlebutt

(noun) a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; “the divorce caused much gossip”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

scuttlebutt (countable and uncountable, plural scuttlebutts)

(nautical, countable) A butt with a scuttle, a keg of drinking water with a hole cut in it, on board ship.

(informal, uncountable) Gossip, rumour, idle chatter.

Synonyms

• scuttle-cask

• See also chatter

Source: Wiktionary



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