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scuttlebutt
scut·tle·butt S0180900 (skŭt′l-bŭt′)n.1. Nautical a. A cask on a ship used to hold the day's supply of drinking water.b. A drinking fountain on a ship.2. Slang Gossip; rumor.
[Alteration of scuttled butt, cask with a hole cut into it : scuttle, to cut a hole in (the hull of a ship) + butt. Sense 2, probably from fact that sailors would exchange gossip while taking a drink from the cask.]scuttlebutt (ˈskʌtəlˌbʌt) n1. (Nautical Terms) a drinking fountain2. (Nautical Terms) (formerly) a cask of drinking water aboard a ship3. chiefly slang US rumour or gossip[C19: from scuttle3 + butt4]scut•tle•butt (ˈskʌt lˌbʌt)
n. 1. Informal. rumor; gossip. 2. a. an open shipboard cask containing drinking water. b. a drinking fountain for use by the crew of a vessel. [1795–1805] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | scuttlebutt - a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip"gossip, commentreport, account - the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple"earful - an outpouring of gossiphearsay, rumor, rumour - gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouthgrapevine, pipeline, word of mouth - gossip spread by spoken communication; "the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth"malicious gossip, scandal, dirt - disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other peopletalk of the town, talk - idle gossip or rumor; "there has been talk about you lately" |
scuttlebuttnounSlang. Idle, often sensational and groundless talk about others:gossip, gossipry, hearsay, report, rumor, talebearing, tattle, tittle-tattle, word.Translationsscuttlebutt
scuttlebuttGossip or rumor. A scuttlebutt was formerly the cask on a ship that held the day's supply of drinking water and a common place for sailors to engage in gossip. The latest scuttlebutt going around is that the company's going to have another round of layoffs in the new year. He accused his opponent of spreading scuttlebutt about his past.scuttlebutt n. news; information; gossip. (The legend of origin is that the scuttlebutt was a butt [= cask, keg] of drinking water located near a scuttle [= hatch]. Sailors gathered there to exchange gossip.) What’s the scuttlebutt on the steeple clock? Why did it stop? scuttlebutt
scuttlebutt[′skəd·əl‚bət] (naval architecture) A cask on shipboard which holds a day's supply of drinking water. A drinking fountain on shipboard or at a marine installation. scuttlebutt
Synonyms for scuttlebuttnoun idle, often sensational and groundless talk about othersSynonyms- gossip
- gossipry
- hearsay
- report
- rumor
- talebearing
- tattle
- tittle-tattle
- word
Synonyms for scuttlebuttnoun a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other peopleSynonymsRelated Words- report
- account
- earful
- hearsay
- rumor
- rumour
- grapevine
- pipeline
- word of mouth
- malicious gossip
- scandal
- dirt
- talk of the town
- talk
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