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Definitions of scuttlebutt in various dictionaries:
noun - a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
Gossip; rumor.
Nautical.
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| It's the gossip heard around the "drinking fountain" on a ship |
| It was once the cask containing the drinking water on a ship; today it means gossip or rumors |
| It's a drinking fountain on a ship, or just plain old gossip or rumor |
| Scuttlebutt description |
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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 colloquial concept of a water cooler in an office setting, which at times becomes the focus 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stored in a scuttled butt: a butt (cask) which had been scuttled by making a hole in it so the water could be withdrawn. Since sailors exchanged gossip when they gathered at the scuttlebutt for a drink of water, scuttlebutt became Navy slang for gossip or rumours. |