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Scuttlebutt   /skˈətəlbˌət/   Listen
Scuttlebutt

noun
1.
A report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people.  Synonyms: comment, gossip.






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"Scuttlebutt" Quotes from Famous Books



... Foggy; can't see two lengths; two of us on the lookout—Ham is under the scuttlebutt, drunk; whiskey lower; slight connection here, maybe—Women are quarreling among themselves; they're a heap of trouble; never quiet till they're seasick; found out they get seasick in a head sea; will remember this—The lion got out last ...
— The Grain Ship • Morgan Robertson



Words linked to "Scuttlebutt" :   rumour, dirt, account, grapevine, pipeline, malicious gossip, earful, word of mouth, rumor, hearsay, scandal, report, comment, talk of the town, talk



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