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scuttlebutt

/ˈskʌt(ə)lbʌt

noun [mass noun] North American informal

Rumour; gossip: the scuttlebutt had it that he was a government spy...

There's been some scuttlebutt that the Enterprise is going to be involved in something pretty big, but that's all it is.
This is fodder for schoolyard scuttlebutt, a ‘guaranteed to be repeated until you're sick of it’ situation that will definitely work your last nerve.
I heard rumors that you had returned, Capitan Hinds, but I thought it was mere scuttlebutt.

Origin

Early 19th century (denoting a water butt on the deck of a ship, providing drinking water): from scuttled butt. Sailors would traditionally exchange gossip when they gathered at the scuttlebutt for a drink of water.

单词	scuttlebutt
释义	scuttlebutt /ˈskʌt(ə)lbʌt / noun [mass noun] North American informal Rumour; gossip: the scuttlebutt had it that he was a government spy... There's been some scuttlebutt that the Enterprise is going to be involved in something pretty big, but that's all it is. This is fodder for schoolyard scuttlebutt, a ‘guaranteed to be repeated until you're sick of it’ situation that will definitely work your last nerve. I heard rumors that you had returned, Capitan Hinds, but I thought it was mere scuttlebutt. Origin Early 19th century (denoting a water butt on the deck of a ship, providing drinking water): from scuttled butt. Sailors would traditionally exchange gossip when they gathered at the scuttlebutt for a drink of water.
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