scuttlebutt

     

Scuttlebutt means water fountain or a rumor.

Trivia about scuttlebutt

  • It's the gossip heard around the "drinking fountain" on a ship
  • It was once the cask containing the drinking water on a ship; today it means gossip or rumors
  • It's a drinking fountain on a ship, or just plain old gossip or rumor

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