scuttlebutt

Noun

Synonyms: gossip comment

WordNet 3.0

a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people“the divorce caused much gossip”Synonyms: gossip comment

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]