Scuttlebutt

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  scuttlebutt
       n : a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other
           people; "the divorce caused much gossip" [syn: {gossip},
           {comment}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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