scuttlebutt 1
noundomain: communication
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
Hypernym
report 2
noun
the act of informing by verbal report
EnglishHyponym
earful 1
noun
an outpouring of gossip
rumor 1
noun
gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
grapevine 1
noun
gossip spread by spoken communication
scandal 1
noun
disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
talk 5
noun
idle gossip or rumor
