scuttlebutt

Noun

Meaning

a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people

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Synonyms

comment gossip grapevine gab information word report rumble buzz babble news noise talk conversation speculation

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Antonyms

patter nonsense rubbish gibberish statement truth

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Hypernyms

report account

Hyponyms

grapevine talk scandal dirt rumor hearsay

Examples

the divorce caused much gossip Source: Internet

Arkansas has banned the application of dicamba during the growing season for 2018, but the scuttlebutt I’m hearing in ag social media circles is that there will likely be plenty of illegal applications. Source: Internet

However, since Haitian electors have been confronting official lies forever, there is no reason to assume that their scuttlebutt is not closer to their truths. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

scuttle-butt scuttle-cask scuttlebug scuttlefish scuttleful scuttler