Definition of scuttlebutt Scuttlebutt
/skʌˈtʌlbʌˌt/ - [skutulbut] - scut•tle•butt
We found 4 definitions of scuttlebutt from 3 different sources.
Advertising
What does scuttlebutt mean?
WordNet
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 | ||
= synonym
= antonym
= related word
= antonym
= related word
Wiktionary 
Part of speech
🔤- scuttlebutt, noun, singular of scuttlebutts.
