'scuttlebutt' definitions:
Definition of 'scuttlebutt'
noun
A report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip" [syn:
gossip,
comment, scuttlebutt]
Definition of 'scuttlebutt'
- 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]
Synonyms of '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
