scuttlebutt \scut"tle*butt`\ (sk[u^]t"t'l*b[u^]t`), n.
1. See scuttle butt.
[PJC]
2. A drinking fountain on board a ship or at a naval station.
[PJC]
3. The latest gossip; rumors.
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
scuttlebutt
n : a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other
people; "the divorce caused much gossip" [syn: gossip,
comment]
WordNet (r) 2.0
21 Moby Thesaurus words for "scuttlebutt":
bruit, buzz, canard, common talk, cry, flying rumor, gossip,
grapevine, hearsay, idea afloat, latrine rumor, news stirring,
on-dit, report, roorback, rumble, rumor, talk, town talk,
unconfirmed report, whisper
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
comment, gossip
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