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Definition of Scuttlebutt
1. Noun. A report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people. "The divorce caused much gossip"
Generic synonyms: Account, Report
Specialized synonyms: Earful, Hearsay, Rumor, Rumour, Grapevine, Pipeline, Word Of Mouth, Dirt, Malicious Gossip, Scandal, Talk, Talk Of The Town
Derivative terms: Gossip
Definition of Scuttlebutt
1. Noun. (context: nautical countable) A butt with a scuttle, a keg of drinking water with a hole cut in it, on board ship. ¹
2. Noun. (context: informal uncountable) Gossip, rumour, idle chatter. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scuttlebutt
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scuttlebutt
Literary usage of Scuttlebutt
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Comrades of the Mist, and Other Rhymes of the Grand Fleet by Eugene Edward Wilson (1919)
"... Monday is the day, Or reach the Dixie line; Well—we don't know where we're
going, We'll make New York for Christmas, But the "scuttlebutt" is fine. ..."
2. Adventure Guide to the Virgin Islands by Lynne Sullivan (2000)
"scuttlebutt is a laid-back harborside pub set below the elegant Callaloo ...
During long sea trips, sailors would gather around the scuttlebutt to enjoy a ..."
3. Magnificent Fight: Marines in the Battle for Wake Island by Robert J. Cressman (1992)
"The scuttlebutt was partially correct. From the secret orders carried on board
the PBY, Cunningham learned that he was to prepare all but 350 civilians ..."
4. My Roving Life: A Diary of Travels and Adventures by Sea and Land, During by Joseph Alonzo Stuart (1895)
"After supper the scuttlebutt was soon emptied. ... They thought I must have some
cold coffee in my mess chest as I did not haunt the scuttlebutt. ..."
5. Two years before the mast: or, A voice from the forecastle by Richard Henry Dana (1854)
"In this way, with an occasional break by relieving the wheel, heaving the log,
and going to the scuttlebutt for a drink of water, the longest watch was ..."
6. The Pathfinder by James Fenimore Cooper (1840)
"A pond in dimensions, and a scuttlebutt in taste. It is all in vain to travel
inland, in the hope of seeing any thing either full-grown or useful. ..."
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