scuttlebutt
/ˈskʌt̬l̩bʌt/
noun
- Rumors or gossip, especially among a group of people.
- The scuttlebutt around the office is that the manager is leaving.
- Don't believe everything you hear; that's just scuttlebutt.
- I heard some scuttlebutt about a new movie coming out next summer.
- A drinking fountain or cask of drinking water on a ship.
- The sailors gathered around the scuttlebutt to fill their canteens.
- On the old ship, the scuttlebutt was kept on the main deck.
- He took a long drink from the scuttlebutt after working in the sun.