Definisjon av scuttlebutt

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Noun

scuttlebutt - a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip"
gossip, comment
report, account a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"
earful an outpouring of gossip
hearsay, rumor, rumour gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
word of mouth, grapevine, pipeline gossip spread by spoken communication; "the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth"
malicious gossip, scandal, dirt disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
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Substantiv

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

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  • 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). The term corresponds to the iconic colloquial concept of a water cooler in an office setting, which at times becomes the locus of congregation and casual discussion. Water for immediate consumption on a sailing ship was conventionally stored in a scuttled butt: A butt (cask) which had been scuttled by making a hole in it so the water could be withdrawn.

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