scuttlebutt

US [ˈskʌt(ə)lˌbʌt]
UK ['skʌt(ə)l.bʌt]
  • n.船上的饮水的容器；〈非正式〉八卦
  • Web谣言；淡水桶；流言蜚语
Plural Form：scuttlebutts  

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scuttlebutt
n.
1.
流言蜚语；谣言stories about other people's private lives, that may be unkind or not true

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