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English noun: scuttlebutt

1. scuttlebutt (communication) a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people


SamplesThe divorce caused much gossip.


Synonymscomment, gossip


Broader (hypernym)account, report


Narrower (hyponym)dirt, earful, grapevine, hearsay, malicious gossip, pipeline, rumor, rumour, scandal, talk, talk of the town, word of mouth









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