US, informal
: talk or stories about someone that may not be true
There's some scuttlebutt [=there's a rumor] that he might be planning to leave his wife.
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“Scuttlebutt.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/scuttlebutt. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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