Search Result for "scuttlebutt": 
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people;
- Example: "the divorce caused much gossip"
[syn: gossip, comment, scuttlebutt]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

scuttlebutt \scut"tle*butt`\ (sk[u^]t"t'l*b[u^]t`), n. 1. See scuttle butt. [PJC] 2. A drinking fountain on board a ship or at a naval station. [PJC] 3. The latest gossip; rumors. [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

scuttlebutt n 1: a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip" [syn: gossip, comment, scuttlebutt]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

21 Moby Thesaurus words for "scuttlebutt": bruit, buzz, canard, common talk, cry, flying rumor, gossip, grapevine, hearsay, idea afloat, latrine rumor, news stirring, on-dit, report, roorback, rumble, rumor, talk, town talk, unconfirmed report, whisper