SCUTTLEBUTT

Scuttlebutt

Scuttlebutt in slang usage means rumor or gossip, deriving from the nautical term for the cask used to serve water .

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scuttlebutt

Noun

  1. A butt with a scuttle, a keg of drinking water with a hole cut in it, on board ship.
  2. Gossip, rumour, idle chatter.


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