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scuttlebutt
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scuttlebutt
(noun)
scuttlebutt
/
ˈ
skʌtl̟ˌbʌt/
noun
scuttlebutt
/
ˈ
skʌtl̟ˌbʌt/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of SCUTTLEBUTT
[
noncount
]
US, informal
:
talk or stories about someone that may not be true
There's some
scuttlebutt
[=there's a rumor] that he might be planning to leave his wife.
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