scuttlebutt – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
scuttlebutt
n.
barrel of drinking water on a ship (Nautical); rumor, gossip (Slang)
Scuttlebutt
Scuttlebutt in
slang usage means
rumor or
gossip, deriving from the nautical term for the cask used to serve water (or, later, a water fountain).
scuttlebutt
Noun
1. a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip"
(synonym) gossip, comment
(hypernym) report, account
(hyponym) earful
scuttlebutt
Synonyms and related words:
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
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
SCUTTLEBUTT
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